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Fort Knox, KY vs Springfield, IL

#28 Emerging Metropolitan Areas

#242 Best Green Cities

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

#133 Best Green Cities

#196 2005 Best Places to Live

There is actually a lot to do, especially if you have kids! Just outside one gate you can find go-karts and mini-golf, movie theaters and plenty of restaurants to tame  More

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More