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Elmira, NY vs Rapid City, SD

#4 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#13 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

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

#31 Best Green Cities

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

#288 2005 Best Places to Live

#9 Best Cities After Military Service

#13 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#14 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

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

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

#117 Best Green Cities

#284 2005 Best Places to Live

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  More

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More