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Vestal, NY vs Raleigh, NC

#5 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

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#34 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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Vestal is the beautiful, elitist older sibling of West Binghamton (not the first ward, the actual west Bing, near Riverside area). The area is expensive compared to  More

Very nice area. I live in West Binghamton and Vestal is more like this area, but a bit more pricey.  More

Vestal is very safe and  More

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More