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Charlottesville, VA vs Springfield, IL

#1 2005 Best Places to Live

#5 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#6 Best Green Cities

#8 Best Cities After Military Service

#31 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#65 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#57 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#133 Best Green Cities

#196 2005 Best Places to Live

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  More

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

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

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