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Forest, VA vs West Lafayette, IN

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

#9 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#15 2005 Best Places to Live

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I moved to Forest a little over a year ago. I have to say that the peace and quiet agrees with me. I love the beautiful scenic view, the lack of crowds, and the  More

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More