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Raleigh, NC vs Port St. Joe, FL

#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#16 Best Green Cities

#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#11 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#107 Best Green Cities

#108 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#252 2005 Best Places to Live

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

I lived here for seven years.  More

We have owned here for 10 years and love it. The pace is slow but deliberate. The growth of the area stagnated when the economy stagnated but we have seen noticeable  More

Housing in Port St. Joe is readily available, but not affordable. Ever since the paper mill closed several years ago the town has changed from a small close community  More