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State College Ranked
#1 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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State College Ranked
#2 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)
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State College Ranked
#2 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)
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State College Ranked
#31 2005 Best Places to Live
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State College Ranked
#45 Best Green Cities
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State College Ranked
#115 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
Between international terrorism and a struggling economy, today’s Americans are faced with more stress than ever. In this new st... Read More

Rankings for Bloomington

Bloomington Ranked
#29 2005 Best Places to Live
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Bloomington Ranked
#42 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Bloomington Ranked
#94 Best Green Cities
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Bloomington Ranked
#98 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Bloomington Ranked
#111 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
Between international terrorism and a struggling economy, today’s Americans are faced with more stress than ever. In this new st... Read More

Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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