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Explore article-style county rankings built from the same generated public-data scores used by the map, rankings, compare, and report-card pages.
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These editorial pieces explain the forces behind county rankings, costs, and relocation tradeoffs.
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An opinionated county-by-county guide to the best and hardest-sell cities, towns, and places in South Carolina based on housing, schools, jobs, amenities, coast access, and livability.
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An opinionated county-by-county guide to the best and hardest-sell cities, towns, and places in North Carolina based on housing, schools, jobs, safety, amenities, and livability.
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Compare the best counties to live in Pennsylvania using public-data scores for affordability, schools, safety, taxes, economy, home values, and peace & quiet.
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Long Islanders are moving to Florida for more than warm weather. Compare the housing, tax, lifestyle, school, and county tradeoffs behind the move.
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Compare counties near New York City for families using public-data scores for schools, safety, affordability, taxes, commute tradeoffs, and quality of life.
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Long Island became expensive because strong schools, limited land, zoning, taxes, commuting access, and housing scarcity all pushed costs higher over time.
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See the highest- and lowest-scoring counties in New York based on public-data rankings for affordability, schools, safety, taxes, economy, and peace & quiet.
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Compare the best and lowest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania using public-data rankings for housing, schools, safety, taxes, economy, and quality-of-life factors.
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Explore the best and lowest-scoring counties in Florida based on affordability, schools, safety, taxes, economy, and peace & quiet.
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Compare the best and worst counties in Texas using public-data scores for affordability, schools, safety, taxes, economy, home values, and quality-of-life tradeoffs.
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Compare the best and worst counties in North Carolina using public-data scores for affordability, schools, safety, taxes, economy, home values, and quality-of-life tradeoffs.
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Compare the best and worst counties in South Carolina using public-data scores for affordability, schools, safety, taxes, economy, home values, and quality-of-life tradeoffs.
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