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Rankings for Appleton

Appleton Ranked
#6 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Appleton Ranked
#14 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Appleton Ranked
#77 Best Green Cities
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Appleton Ranked
#117 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Gainesville

Gainesville Ranked
#21 Emerging Metropolitan Areas
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Gainesville Ranked
#353 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  More

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