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Troy, AL vs Gadsden, AL

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

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

#324 2005 Best Places to Live

#357 Best Green Cities

I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come.  More

Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door. I got my family out and to greener  More

Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew  More

Although employment numbers are relatively high, underemployment is a chronic  More

I was born here but lived in two other counties in Alabama. We moved to Gadsden area when I was 8. This place has it's advantages and drawbacks. It is said to be the  More