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Tumwater, WA vs Onalaska, WI

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

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

#10 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

#16 2005 Best Places to Live

#36 Best Green Cities

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

#8 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#12 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

#13 Best Green Cities

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

#17 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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

#115 2005 Best Places to Live

Tumwater is so beautiful, my commute to work in Olympia is about 15 minutes no traffic whatsoever! My kids both attend top rated schools, I lived in Bellevue for 8  More

Onalaska is a great place to live! Every aspect is perfect  More

I was in nearby lacrosse working for a couple months, and there was nothing to do but drink and fish. And cold you fish. There was this small family owned boat rental  More

This is a great town to raise a family in. The people are mostly friendly, and if you like small town life, then this is the place for you. It has a university nearby,  More