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Janesville Ranked
#27 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Janesville Ranked
#67 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Janesville Ranked
#131 2005 Best Places to Live
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Janesville Ranked
#205 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Fargo

Fargo Ranked
#3 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)
EIGHTH ANNUAL FARMERS INSURANCE STUDY RANKS THE MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. Pittsburgh rated country’s most secure lar... Read More

Fargo Ranked
#5 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
Safety and security are among the most basic human needs, and a safe, secure environment in which to live, work and raise a famil... Read More

Fargo Ranked
#33 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Fargo Ranked
#87 2005 Best Places to Live
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Fargo Ranked
#116 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
Between international terrorism and a struggling economy, today’s Americans are faced with more stress than ever. In this new st... Read More

Fargo Ranked
#156 Best Green Cities
Country Home magazine, in conjunction with Sperlings BestPlaces, reveals that Burlington, Vermont is the 2007 Best Green Pla... Read More

Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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Reviews for Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  More

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