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Rankings for Augusta

Augusta Ranked
#35 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#47 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#56 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Augusta Ranked
#84 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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#164 2005 Best Places to Live
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Augusta Ranked
#218 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Macon

Macon Ranked
#95 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Macon Ranked
#297 Best Green Cities
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Macon Ranked
#302 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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