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#9 2005 Best Places to Live

#60 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

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

#131 Best Green Cities

#2 Best Baseball Cities

#4 Best Block Party Places

#5 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#6 America’s Manliest Cities

#8 Hypertension Hot Spots

#9 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

#10 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#10 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#11 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#11 Most Congested Cities

#12 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#12 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#14 Best Cities for Teleworking - Large Metro Areas

#14 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#16 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#16 Failure To Lunch

#17 Wrinkle Ranking Cities Most at Risk for Skin Damage by 2040

#17 Stressful Cities 2012

#19 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#19 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#19 Sleepless Cities 2011

#20 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#21 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#22 Gloomiest Places in America

#22 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#23 America's Top Hygge Cities

#23 2005 High Gas Prices

#24 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#26 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#26 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#28 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#30 America's Most Playful Cities

#32 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#33 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#34 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#34 Healthiest Cities

#36 America’s Least Manly Cities

#40 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#41 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#41 Sleep in the City Study

#41 Most Energetic Cities

#44 The Most Single Cities

#46 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

#63 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#69 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#97 2005 Best Places to Live

#318 Best Green Cities

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

My wife, daughter, and I moved here from Phoenix Metro March 2022 and have been very happy with our move. The people have been great, having four seasons is great, and  More

Not sure why such low reviews. I moved here from St. Louis. Crime in Alton is NOTHING compared to that. Maybe 1 or 2 homicides a year and those are generally people  More

Unfortunately, Alton has become a run down, poverty stricken area. Jobs are very limited and do not pay well. Unless you plan on commuting to St. Louis for work, you  More