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Sioux Falls, SD vs Belvidere, IL

#2 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#6 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#24 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#100 2005 Best Places to Live

#104 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#246 Best Green Cities

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

#155 Best Green Cities

#231 2005 Best Places to Live

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

The town is full of gangs from chicago that spay paint everything. The police are like nazi storm troopers. The court system is full of good ole boys. The only honorable  More

People from the Chicago suburbs can't believe the low cost of housing. Schools are good. Easy to go to the city or an  More

I recently moved back to Belvidere from the suburbs of Chicago. I am very happy to find that the cost of living is far cheaper than anyother place I have found in IL (&  More