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Rankings for Worcester

Worcester Ranked
#12 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#14 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
When it comes to summer and its accompanying hot weather, there are so many beautiful things - beach days, barbecues, revea... Read More

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#23 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#33 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
Between international terrorism and a struggling economy, today’s Americans are faced with more stress than ever. In this new st... Read More

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#70 The Most Single Cities
As interesting as the nation as a whole is trending, Sperling said, we want to see which places had the greatest percentage of si... Read More

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#72 Drought-Riskiest Cities
Scientists are warning that raging brush fires could become routine. Florida is running out of water to meet the needs of its grow... Read More

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#87 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
Bars and clubs that promote the ubiquitous "Ladies Night" might be surprised to find their citys gender gap favors the men. S... Read More

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#197 Best Green Cities
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#286 2005 Best Places to Live
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#292 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Gainesville

Gainesville Ranked
#15 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Gainesville Ranked
#44 Best Green Cities
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Gainesville Ranked
#56 2005 Best Places to Live
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Gainesville Ranked
#88 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Reviews for Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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