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Springfield, MO vs Manchester, MI

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

#86 Best Green Cities

#119 2005 Best Places to Live

#6 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#11 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

#11 Best Green Cities

#12 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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

For a town of 165,000 we have entertainment options far above similar sized communities. Pro Baseball, Bass Pro, Hammons Hall. Art Museums, Wonders of Wildlife  More

We're somewhat new to this area... having recently moved from AZ. We find the residents are more polite and generally much nicer here. Residents actually have a  More

So much wrong in this town I don't know where to start. Apparently, all the a$$ holes of the state circle over Springfield. The do-nothing cops are worthless, as is the  More

I've lived here more than 10 years. The town council changes little and is stagnant. Infrastructure has declined and the community seems propped up by state funds.  More