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Wells Ranked
#4 America’s Best Cities for Foodies
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#5 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)
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#15 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.
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#20 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#21 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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#34 Best Green Cities
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#81 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#89 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#236 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo Ranked
#3 2005 Best Places to Live
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#10 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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San Luis Obispo Ranked
#16 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#64 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Wells    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Although it is getting crowded, Wells is beautiful in summer. long sandy beaches and of course the ocean. The water is cold, so lounging more than swimming is  More

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Over 16 years ago

2007-2009 has been full of snow storms November to  More

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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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