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Rankings for Santa Barbara


Santa Barbara, CA has never been in one of our rankings. Do you think this is a mistake? Tell us what you think is great or not so great about his place.

Rankings for Fayetteville

Fayetteville Ranked
#19 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Fayetteville Ranked
#19 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Fayetteville Ranked
#27 2005 Best Places to Live
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Fayetteville Ranked
#78 Best Green Cities
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Fayetteville Ranked
#80 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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