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Belvidere, IL vs Benton, IL

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Belvidere Ranked
#66 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#155 Best Green Cities
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#231 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Benton


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Reviews for Belvidere    4 Reviews

The town is full of gangs from chicago that spay paint everything. The police are like nazi storm troopers. The court system is full of good ole boys. The only honorable  More

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People from the Chicago suburbs can't believe the low cost of housing. Schools are good. Easy to go to the city or an  More

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Over 17 years ago

I recently moved back to Belvidere from the suburbs of Chicago. I am very happy to find that the cost of living is far cheaper than anyother place I have found in IL (&  More

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Reviews for Benton    1 Reviews

Benton is a small rural town. for the most part it is friendly, morally sound and crime and housing cost are low. Alot of people who live here are retired. The  More

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