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Salinas, CA vs San Marcos, TX

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

#105 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#132 Best Green Cities

#153 2005 Best Places to Live

#1 Best Block Party Places

#1 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#2 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#2 Most Energetic Cities

#3 Metro Areas with Fastest Rising Income 2020

#4 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas

#4 Best Places for Military Retirees

#4 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)

#4 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.

#5 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#5 The Best Cities to Relocate to in America

#6 Best Cities After Military Service

#7 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#7 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#9 Sleep in the City Study

#9 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#10 Healthiest Cities

#10 Best Baseball Cities

#10 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)

#14 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

#14 Most Congested Cities

#18 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#20 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#22 2005 High Gas Prices

#22 2005 Best Places to Live

#22 America's Top Hygge Cities

#24 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#26 America's Most Playful Cities

#27 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#27 The Most Single Cities

#29 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#32 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#32 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#32 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#34 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

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#35 Sleepless Cities 2011

#38 Stressful Cities 2012

#38 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#40 Hypertension Hot Spots

#40 Failure To Lunch

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#41 Gloomiest Places in America

#52 Best Green Cities

#60 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#65 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#91 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#98 Drought-Riskiest Cities

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  More

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More