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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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Wilmington Ranked
#233 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Ranked
#18 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Santa Cruz Ranked
#27 Best Green Cities
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Santa Cruz Ranked
#41 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Santa Cruz Ranked
#124 2005 Best Places to Live
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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 Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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ZIPS IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
28403 28412 28409 28405 28401
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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