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Onalaska, WI vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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

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

#13 Best Green Cities

#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

Onalaska is a great place to live! Every aspect is perfect  More

I was in nearby lacrosse working for a couple months, and there was nothing to do but drink and fish. And cold you fish. There was this small family owned boat rental  More

This is a great town to raise a family in. The people are mostly friendly, and if you like small town life, then this is the place for you. It has a university nearby,  More

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More