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Rankings for Eau Claire

Eau Claire Ranked
#15 Best Green Cities
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#15 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)
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#16 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)
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#28 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#46 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#82 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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#135 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Spearfish


Spearfish, SD has never been in one of our rankings. Do you think this is a mistake? Tell us what you think is great or not so great about his place.
Reviews for Eau Claire    27 Reviews

I was born in Spokane, Washington but we moved to Eau Claire when I was no more than 2 years old, so you can bet that all I remember is Eau Claire and Chippewa. I went  More

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Progressive business for its  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am considering moving there because summer in Denver CO metro area is too hot to me although it is dry. Eau Claire seems to be a best place to move but my most  More

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Reviews for Spearfish    4 Reviews

I've been in the black Hills since 1994 and,recently moved to the east side of the state, Sioux Falls to be exact. Spearfish, is a very nice & beautiful community but,  More

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Over 18 years ago

The weather is perfect for outdoor  More

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Over 18 years ago

Spearfish is beautiful but there is very little job opportunity. As a result those people who want to advance in their career should avoid Spearfish. On the other hand  More

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