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Rankings for Burlington

Burlington Ranked
#1 Best Green Cities
Country Home magazine, in conjunction with Sperlings BestPlaces, reveals that Burlington, Vermont is the 2007 Best Green Pla... Read More

Burlington Ranked
#3 America’s Best Cities for Foodies
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Burlington Ranked
#9 Best States for LGBTQ Rights
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Burlington Ranked
#10 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Burlington Ranked
#16 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)
EIGHTH ANNUAL FARMERS INSURANCE STUDY RANKS THE MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. Pittsburgh rated country’s most secure lar... Read More

Burlington Ranked
#37 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Burlington Ranked
#95 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Burlington Ranked
#232 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for La Crosse

La Crosse Ranked
#8 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)
EIGHTH ANNUAL FARMERS INSURANCE STUDY RANKS THE MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. Pittsburgh rated country’s most secure lar... Read More

La Crosse Ranked
#12 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)
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La Crosse Ranked
#13 Best Green Cities
Country Home magazine, in conjunction with Sperlings BestPlaces, reveals that Burlington, Vermont is the 2007 Best Green Pla... Read More

La Crosse Ranked
#16 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
The cities listed here are the 117 Smallest Metropolitan Statistical Areas, ranging in population from approximately 200,000 ... Read More

La Crosse Ranked
#17 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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La Crosse Ranked
#110 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
Between international terrorism and a struggling economy, today’s Americans are faced with more stress than ever. In this new st... Read More

La Crosse Ranked
#115 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for La Crosse    17 Reviews

Beth · 
Over 4 years ago

My family recently relocated here from the west coast. This town is a hidden gem. If you like hiking, biking, festivals, nightlife and river life, you’ll love LAX. While  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city sucks. First off, the people born and raised here think its great, but its a small little dump tbh. Very clicky and there nothing to do besides drinking at the  More

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I have lived in La Crosse for almost 30 years. Its basically a dying town. Their is not much of a future hear unless you like fish fry's on Friday night or going to  More

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