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Sparks Ranked
#9 2005 Best Places to Live
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#60 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#63 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#131 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Arroyo Grande

Arroyo Grande Ranked
#3 2005 Best Places to Live
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#10 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#16 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#64 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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