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Yakima, WA vs Irving, TX

#9 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

#13 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#14 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#97 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#170 Best Green Cities

#265 2005 Best Places to Live

#1 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#1 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#4 The Best Cities for Thanksgiving

#4 Best and Worst Airports to make a Connection List

#4 The Best Cities to Relocate to in America

#7 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#7 Most Congested Cities

#8 Best Cities for Teleworking - Extra Large Metro Areas

#9 Best-Rested Cities 2011

#9 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#9 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#10 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.

#10 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#11 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#12 Most Energetic Cities

#13 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#13 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#13 Best Block Party Places

#15 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#18 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

#21 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

#21 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#22 Best Baseball Cities

#22 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#22 America’s Least Manly Cities

#22 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#24 2005 High Gas Prices

#28 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#28 Failure To Lunch

#29 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#29 America's Most Playful Cities

#30 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#32 Hypertension Hot Spots

#32 America's Top Hygge Cities

#33 Stressful Cities 2012

#34 America’s Manliest Cities

#34 Wrinkle Ranking Cities Most at Risk for Skin Damage by 2040

#35 Healthiest Cities

#36 2005 Best Places to Live

#37 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#39 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#42 Gloomiest Places in America

#42 Sleepless Cities 2011

#47 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#48 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#51 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#63 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#68 The Most Single Cities

#77 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#82 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#82 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#95 2005 Best Places to Live

#97 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#180 Best Green Cities

#209 Best Green Cities

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

It's a decent place to live  More

Good schools and jobs here! I highly recommend it!! Love Los Colinas in  More

I have never been to a school where the teachers were more committed to helping students be the most successful they could be. The students here are held to high  More