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Rome, NY vs Blowing Rock, NC

#12 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#17 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#23 Best Green Cities

#44 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#289 2005 Best Places to Live

#28 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#254 2005 Best Places to Live

#268 Best Green Cities

Rome, NY is one of the best places to race a family ( all ages ) or live here, or camp, be a young at heart (50+to retirement , wonderful fellowships ) and / or be a  More

Between Lee and Rome, I spend my almost my entire schooling life here. As a kid you never really realize how bad a place might be until you come back as an adult and go  More

Rome, NY and vicinity is located in a beautiful natural setting in Central New York. Affordable housing and cost of living is complemented by proximity to all-season  More

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More