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Virginia Beach, VA vs Madison, IN

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#4 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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#45 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

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If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

We have one of the best schools in Indiana (Shaw) and a great downtown area, with something going on all the time. Come join the  More

We visited downtown Madison over the weekend and had a great, great time! One of the court house which had burned down was sad, but ran into a few great stores. One  More

Nothing much to do. Low crime  More