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Rock Falls, IL vs Springfield, IL

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

#133 Best Green Cities

#196 2005 Best Places to Live

Not a good place for my womans protest. got arrested from one of the 8 cops. writing from prison. love yall stay safe out there. <3 #speakingfromtheheart #susanbanthony  More

The initial cost of housing is very reasonable but the property taxes will kill you. The way that the state handles school funding and health care funding leaves a lot  More

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More