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Vacaville, CA vs Ripon, CA

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

#78 2005 Best Places to Live

#193 Best Green Cities

#8 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#40 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#41 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#42 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#70 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#85 The Most Single Cities

#97 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#307 Best Green Cities

#330 2005 Best Places to Live

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

Ripon, CA. Is one of the finest small towns in the Central Valley. Very little crime, almost 100 cameras all over town that the Ripon P.D monitors, very slow growth,  More

I’ve lived here for 17 years. We raised all three of our children here. Some of the schools are outdated and old fashion. Small town atmosphere. The city of Ripon works  More

Coming home from work is like going on vacation. I cross the river into a larger city, Modesto,CA., to work daily. The hustle and bustle, rude drivers, etc., in  More