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San Angelo, TX vs Thousand Oaks, CA

#17 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

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

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

#240 Best Green Cities

#277 2005 Best Places to Live

#3 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#3 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#5 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas

#5 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#5 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat

#20 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

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

#65 2005 High Gas Prices

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

#90 Best Green Cities

#92 The Most Single Cities

#96 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#147 2005 Best Places to Live

San Angelo isn't for everyone. There. I said it. If you are most comfortable in a big city, like to indulge in brick-and-mortar higher-end shopping, demand a $50  More

I moved here to start my career. While I had realized I’d have to move to a rural town due to my career field being saturated, I wasn’t quite prepared for this  More

To each his own and all that but I must respectfully forewarn incoming military newcomers and dependents who don't prefer small towns: this place is kind of a drag.  More

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More