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Peoria, IL vs Evansville, IN

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

#51 2005 Best Places to Live

#260 Best Green Cities

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

#47 2005 Best Places to Live

#283 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

I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

Moved here from Gary Indiana decades ago due to Gary's violence. Well Im moving away from Evansville for the same reason. Im Done! Drugs are just everywhere & 23  More