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Templeton, CA vs Langley, WA

#3 2005 Best Places to Live

#10 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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

#64 Best Green Cities

A diamond in the rough for California. Templeton is a little more expensive in housing than say Paso Robles next door, but you get the small town feel and great schools.  More

When we moved here in 1981 Langley was a town of 1000 with seven live theater groups. It now has only a few more people and a very active art and theater population.  More

Langley on Whidbey Island, is north of Seattle and is a bit of an unknown to much of the country. Whidbey is anchored on the north by the only sizeable town (Oak Harbor)  More

Langley on Whidbey Island, is north of Seattle and is a bit of an unknown to much of the country. Whidbey is anchored on the north by the only sizeable town (Oak Harbor)  More