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Des Moines, IA vs Maple Grove, MN

#2 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)

#6 The Best Cities to Relocate to in America

#12 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#19 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)

#20 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.

#35 Best Block Party Places

#52 2005 Best Places to Live

#54 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

#88 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#93 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#145 Best Green Cities

#1 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#1 Sleep in the City Study

#1 America's Most Playful Cities

#2 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#3 America's Top Hygge Cities

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#4 Safest Cities for Families with Young Children

#4 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

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#5 Best and Worst Airports to make a Connection List

#6 Best-Rested Cities 2011

#6 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

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#7 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#8 The Best Cities to Relocate to in America

#8 The Best Cities for Thanksgiving

#9 Best Cities for Teleworking - Extra Large Metro Areas

#10 America’s Least Manly Cities

#12 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#12 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)

#13 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.

#13 Healthiest Cities

#14 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#15 Best Block Party Places

#17 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#17 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#18 Gloomiest Places in America

#18 America’s Manliest Cities

#18 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#20 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)

#24 2005 Best Places to Live

#25 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

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

#27 Most Energetic Cities

#29 America's Migraine Hot Spots

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

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

#32 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#36 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#37 Failure To Lunch

#43 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#45 Hypertension Hot Spots

#45 Sleepless Cities 2011

#46 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#48 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#49 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#50 Stressful Cities 2012

#54 The Most Single Cities

#54 2005 High Gas Prices

#76 Best Green Cities

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

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

#99 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

I'm going to make my review very short I know it's going to sound a little long but I just love Brooklyn Park and I have to express my feelings about it. I grew up in  More

Maple Grove is a great place to live and raise a family. We have been here since 2002 and have really enjoyed living here. Crime is low, schools are relatively good,  More

lived in Maple grove for 10 year. We rarely even need to lock our  More