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Rankings for Southport

Southport Ranked
#108 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Southport Ranked
#266 2005 Best Places to Live
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Southport Ranked
#336 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach Ranked
#14 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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Daytona Beach Ranked
#60 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Daytona Beach Ranked
#66 2005 Best Places to Live
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Daytona Beach Ranked
#78 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
When it comes to summer and its accompanying hot weather, there are so many beautiful things - beach days, barbecues, revea... Read More

Daytona Beach Ranked
#92 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Daytona Beach Ranked
#227 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  More

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