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Rankings for Santa Fe

Santa Fe Ranked
#2 2005 Best Places to Live
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#9 America’s Best Cities for Foodies
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Santa Fe Ranked
#30 Best Green Cities
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Santa Fe Ranked
#42 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Santa Fe Ranked
#69 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Rankings for Fayetteville

Fayetteville Ranked
#19 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#19 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (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 Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  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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