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Buffalo Grove, IL vs Milwaukee, WI

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#77 Drought-Riskiest Cities

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#90 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#155 2005 Best Places to Live

#192 Best Green Cities

#4 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#6 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#6 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#7 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#8 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#8 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#8 Gloomiest Places in America

#11 America's Top Hygge Cities

#13 Best Cities for Teleworking - Large Metro Areas

#14 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#15 Hypertension Hot Spots

#16 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#17 America’s Manliest Cities

#17 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#18 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#20 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

#20 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#23 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#24 The Most Single Cities

#25 Failure To Lunch

#26 Most Energetic Cities

#27 Healthiest Cities

#27 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#28 America’s Least Manly Cities

#31 America's Most Playful Cities

#33 Wrinkle Ranking Cities Most at Risk for Skin Damage by 2040

#34 Sleepless Cities 2011

#36 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#38 Best Block Party Places

#39 Stressful Cities 2012

#40 Best Baseball Cities

#42 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#43 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#43 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#44 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#46 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#46 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#49 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#58 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#62 2005 High Gas Prices

#82 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#136 Best Green Cities

#198 2005 Best Places to Live

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

nice town to raise a  More

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

I have lived in Milwaukee for about 5 years. I really like the area, but I also plan on moving away soon. It is a unique city that has its charm though. Here is my  More

I've gone to Milwaukee many times for vacation, and it is a beautiful city with great lakeside views and beaches, stunning river walks, and of course the delicous cheese  More

Pretty decent city with some things to offer although crime is on the rise and segregation is out of control by race and income  More