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Rome, NY vs Jacksonville, 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

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

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

#163 Best Green Cities

#318 2005 Best Places to Live

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

My husband and I are older, he is a disabled veteran and we are retired on moderate to low income. We have lived in different areas including SC. Some pros of living in  More

Jacksonville North Carolina is a great area to live considering the proximity to the beach and the low cost of living. The area has experienced tremendous growth in the  More

Hello, we will be moving to the Jacksonville area this fall and need some advice. We will be moving from TX, so we have never been to Jacksonville before and know  More