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Middleton, WI vs La Crosse, WI

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#16 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)

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#32 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#37 2005 Best Places to Live

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#87 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#8 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#12 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

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

#17 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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

#115 2005 Best Places to Live

Municipality is safe with education and personal enrichment very available and evident. Great qualify of  More

The city of Middleton offers six elementary schools, kindergarten through fifth grade. My children have experienced an excellent start to their educational career.   More

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My family recently relocated here from the west coast. This town is a hidden gem. If you like hiking, biking, festivals, nightlife and river life, you’ll love LAX. While  More

This city sucks. First off, the people born and raised here think its great, but its a small little dump tbh. Very clicky and there nothing to do besides drinking at the  More

I have lived in La Crosse for almost 30 years. Its basically a dying town. Their is not much of a future hear unless you like fish fry's on Friday night or going to  More