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Salem, VA vs Panama City Beach, FL

#11 2005 Best Places to Live

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#252 2005 Best Places to Live

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When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  More

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More