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Dubuque, IA vs Orange, CA

#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

#2 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#2 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat

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#47 Gloomiest Places in America

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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

Southern California is a wonderful place to live (if you can afford it). Currently, we are a family of 3- myself, my husband and our son. We are FINALLY thinking it may  More

Numerous highly rated hospitals are located within a 20 mile radius. Variety of hospitals include specialty, such as Childrens Hospital of Orange County; private;  More

The Weather is great. However, the housing, jobs, schools and the State Government is  More