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Sioux Falls, SD vs Bossier City, LA

#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

#6 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#6 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#60 America's Migraine Hot Spots

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

#242 2005 Best Places to Live

#331 Best Green Cities

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

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More