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Longwood, FL is ranked highly in many categories according to Bestplaces.net. It is ranked #1 for its housing affordability, which means that residents can find the most affordable living costs in Longwood. The city also ranks #4 for its cost of living, making it an ideal place to live or start a business due to the low overhead costs. Additionally, Longwood ranks #3 for its economic climate and job market, which is great news for those looking for employment in the area. Lastly, it ranks #7 for its amenities and leisure activities, meaning that residents can find everything they need close to home while still enjoying life with plenty of recreational options at their disposal. All this combines to make Longwood an attractive option when considering where to settle down or open up shop.

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#2 Failure To Lunch
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#5 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
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#5 Fiscally Fit Cities Report
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#6 Stressful Cities 2012
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#6 2005 High Gas Prices
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#7 Sleepless Cities 2011
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#8 Best Cities for Teleworking - Large Metro Areas
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#9 America’s Manliest Sports Cities
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#10 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking
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#11 Most Irritation Prone Cities
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#14 America’s Manliest Cities
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#15 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#15 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#15 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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#15 America’s Least Manly Cities
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#16 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings
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#18 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections
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#19 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers
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#20 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft
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#21 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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#22 Best and Worst Airports to make a Connection List
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#23 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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#27 Best Block Party Places
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#29 Hypertension Hot Spots
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#30 Best Cities for Seniors 2005
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#30 Americas Manliest Cites 2011
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#31 Most Energetic Cities
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#32 Wrinkle Ranking Cities Most at Risk for Skin Damage by 2040
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#34 America's Most Playful Cities
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#34 Best Airports to Make a Connection
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#35 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement
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#36 The Most Single Cities
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#37 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep
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#38 Cities on the Edge of Greatness
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#38 America's Top Hygge Cities
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#40 Gloomiest Places in America
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#44 Best Baseball Cities
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#46 Healthiest Cities
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#49 Metro Areas with Fastest Rising Income 2020
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#76 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#96 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#97 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
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#134 2005 Best Places to Live
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#143 Best Green Cities
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Over 11 years ago

There is no doubt that Longwood is a family-friendly community. There are lots of nice neighborhoods and it feels quite safe here. There is always something to do with  More

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Over 12 years ago

Hello all,my husband & I are considering moving to Longwood FL from Mass in the spring 2013.I have done a good amount of research on the area but still have a couple of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Longwood is in zone 9 for those who love to garden. winters are mild but do have two to four days of temperature hovering around 28 to 32 degrees in the months of  More

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