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Santa Cruz, CA vs Springdale, AR

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I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

This is a great area with good Republican Voters. Over 50% of people living here cannot be held responsible for Biden. That's all left to the  More

I have lived in Downtown Springdale for years and I regret buying a home here. My neighbor burns constantly and the city will not do anything to stop it. We have had  More

Please understand that if you are attracted by low cost housing you can find it here. Just know that it would be best to be  More