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Silverdale, WA vs San Luis Obispo, CA

#13 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#16 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#42 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#44 2005 Best Places to Live

#68 Best Green Cities

#3 2005 Best Places to Live

#10 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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I'm impressed by Silverdale industry. So many businesses! You can find just about anything you need in only a 2 mile radius. It's impressive that they fit so well and  More

Lots of box stores, no real character or culture, rains a lot, skies are usually grey like the rest of the Puget Sound. Does have a good  More

Last fall my husband and I visited the state of Washington to check out ideas for retirement locations...we fell in love with both Silverdale and Whidby Island. We  More

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More