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Lafayette, IN vs Owego, NY

#5 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

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

#9 Best Green Cities

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

#34 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#241 2005 Best Places to Live

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More