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Rankings for Beloit

Beloit Ranked
#27 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Beloit Ranked
#67 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Beloit Ranked
#131 2005 Best Places to Live
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Beloit Ranked
#205 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Rock Island

Rock Island Ranked
#64 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Rock Island Ranked
#150 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rock Island Ranked
#211 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Beloit    6 Reviews

We actually do love Beloit. We moved here 4 years ago after living in Mequon and before that Shorewood and Ripon (safe areas with great schools). We have a teen and 2  More

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Over 15 years ago

Excellent school system, outstanding police and fire depts, easy access to two interstate highways plus moderate cost of living make Beloit an excellent choice for a  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have lived in rural Beloit for 12 years, and lived in Milwaukee before that. My perception of Beloit is that people are very friendly. There is plenty of community  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 19 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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