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Decatur, IL vs Lincoln, NE

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

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

#104 2005 Best Places to Live

#301 Best Green Cities

#8 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

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

#109 Best Green Cities

#223 2005 Best Places to Live

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  More