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Las Cruces, NM vs Terre Haute, IN

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

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

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

#39 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#185 Best Green Cities

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

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

#188 2005 Best Places to Live

#291 Best Green Cities

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

I lived in Terre Haute from 1980 to 2005, and have lived in 7 states and one other country since then. Terre Haute's my hometown. I had a mostly happy, normal  More

This town’s terrible no roads the government is corrupt and the elections are rigged stay far away even the people here hate this town  More

I read varied reviews when I moved here from the east coast 3 years ago - some good, some not so good. Now I feel I can give a reasonable reflection that I hope will be  More