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Peoria, IL vs Davenport, IA

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

#51 2005 Best Places to Live

#260 Best Green Cities

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

#150 2005 Best Places to Live

#211 Best Green Cities

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

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

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

Davenport is part of a larger metropolitan area, called the Quad Cities, which includes Illinois river cities just across the Mississippi. River related recreation,,  More

Lived in 12 SE cities before moving to Davenport. Quality of life is much better; ease of moving around with little to no interstate traffic. Grid layout makes it simple  More

Great local colleges and  More