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Cedar Rapids Ranked
#18 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#65 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#84 Best Green Cities
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Cedar Rapids Ranked
#87 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Cedar Rapids Ranked
#207 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Springfield

Springfield Ranked
#57 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Springfield Ranked
#133 Best Green Cities
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Springfield Ranked
#196 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 3 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 3 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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