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State College, PA vs Nashua, NH

#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)

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

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

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

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#151 2005 Best Places to Live

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#238 Best Green Cities

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

Twenty or so years ago, this was a pretty nice city. Convenient and safe. Now, at least over the past decade-to-decade and a half, it's changed for the worse. Mainly the  More

Did a short term stay here for work, it was the most depressing place I could ever imagine. Boring, unfriendly people, freezing winter, crap restaurants, and horrible  More

I have lived in many places across southern NH - and Nashua is by far the most community oriented place I have lived. The Library, Main Street initiatives, and parks  More