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Rankings for Peoria

Peoria Ranked
#36 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Peoria Ranked
#51 2005 Best Places to Live
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Peoria Ranked
#260 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Belvidere

Belvidere Ranked
#66 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Belvidere Ranked
#155 Best Green Cities
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Belvidere Ranked
#231 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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Reviews for Belvidere    4 Reviews

The town is full of gangs from chicago that spay paint everything. The police are like nazi storm troopers. The court system is full of good ole boys. The only honorable  More

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People from the Chicago suburbs can't believe the low cost of housing. Schools are good. Easy to go to the city or an  More

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Over 17 years ago

I recently moved back to Belvidere from the suburbs of Chicago. I am very happy to find that the cost of living is far cheaper than anyother place I have found in IL (&  More

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