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Richmond, KY vs Pittsfield, MA

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#243 2005 Best Places to Live

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More