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Rankings for Wilmington

Wilmington Ranked
#38 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Wilmington Ranked
#104 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#172 2005 Best Places to Live
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#233 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Carrboro

Carrboro Ranked
#8 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Carrboro Ranked
#16 Best Green Cities
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Carrboro Ranked
#18 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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Carrboro Ranked
#68 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 14 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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