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Syracuse, NY vs St. Joseph, MI

#3 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)

#4 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Large Metros)

#13 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

#39 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#44 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

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

#57 Best Green Cities

#59 The Most Single Cities

#61 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#73 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#73 Drought-Riskiest Cities

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

#246 2005 Best Places to Live

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

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

#148 Best Green Cities

#299 2005 Best Places to Live

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

I felt compelled to leave a comment because other young professionals have left words of St. Joe being boring, etc. I agree that St. Joe is not a great place for  More

St. Joseph's location on Lake Michigan makes it a popular resort destination. The city is host to a number of festivals throughout the year, summer concerts by the river  More

St. Joseph is like a little lost treasure on the west side of Michigan. Located near Lake Michigan, it's a town that has a wonderful mixture of rural and urban so you  More