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State College, PA vs Ephrata, PA

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

#2 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#2 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

#31 2005 Best Places to Live

#45 Best Green Cities

#115 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

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

#70 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#71 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#119 Best Green Cities

#186 2005 Best Places to Live

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

hi. i live in Ephrata, Pa. Looking forward to learning where some of the best places are to live with year round temps above 50. i love the beach, pools, bicycling, etc.  More

Just heard the other day that there are basically two kinds of homes being built in this area. The first kind is like the home we own (duplex in a developement) and  More

We just heard from good friend last week that this area is really growing. The housing developements and the homes being built are catering to two categories: new duplex  More