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Peoria, IL vs Shelton, CT

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

#51 2005 Best Places to Live

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#2 Best States for LGBTQ Rights

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

#15 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)

#21 2005 High Gas Prices

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#30 2005 Best Places to Live

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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 Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More