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Dubuque, IA vs Normal, IL

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

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

#162 Best Green Cities

#311 2005 Best Places to Live

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More