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Schenectady, NY vs Troy, NY

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

#7 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas

#10 2005 High Gas Prices

#11 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

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

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

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

#19 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#25 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

#35 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#43 Best Green Cities

#49 The Most Single Cities

#49 Stressful Cities 2012

#55 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#59 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#89 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#91 Drought-Riskiest Cities

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

#240 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#7 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas

#10 2005 High Gas Prices

#11 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

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

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

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

#19 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#25 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

#35 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#43 Best Green Cities

#49 The Most Single Cities

#49 Stressful Cities 2012

#55 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#59 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#89 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#91 Drought-Riskiest Cities

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

#240 2005 Best Places to Live

I have lived in Schenectady for more than two decades, not necessarily by choice up until now. The city looks like it's growing and developing downtown, which is a very  More

WE have been looking in Schenectady for a few years. We have stayed at the Parker INN a few times in the Presidential Suite. It has what we want. City atmosphere, but  More

shenectady is a great place to start businesses as well as providing affordable  More

My great grandparents came from Germany to settle in Troy, NY in 1885. Troy in the early days beyond the corruption of politics was a safe place to live. The  More

My great grandparents came from Germany to settle in Troy, NY in 1885. Troy in the early days beyond the corruption of politics was a safe place to live. The  More

I've lived in Troy for 17 years and love it more than ever. I was initially attracted by its handsome industrial-era architecture, walkable downtown and budding arts  More