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Urbandale, IA vs Denver, CO

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

#6 The Best Cities to Relocate to in America

#12 America's Migraine Hot Spots

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

#20 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.

#35 Best Block Party Places

#52 2005 Best Places to Live

#54 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

#88 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#93 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#145 Best Green Cities

#2 Wrinkle Ranking Cities Most at Risk for Skin Damage by 2040

#3 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#3 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#3 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#3 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#3 Best Cities for Teleworking - Large Metro Areas

#3 America's Most Playful Cities

#5 America's Top Hygge Cities

#5 America’s Least Manly Cities

#5 America’s Manliest Cities

#5 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#6 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

#6 Metro Areas with Fastest Rising Income 2020

#7 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#8 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#9 Healthiest Cities

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

#9 The Best Cities to Relocate to in America

#11 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#13 Most Energetic Cities

#13 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

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

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

#18 Failure To Lunch

#19 Stressful Cities 2012

#20 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#21 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#23 Best and Worst Airports to make a Connection List

#23 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#29 The Most Single Cities

#31 Sleepless Cities 2011

#31 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#33 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#36 Gloomiest Places in America

#38 2005 High Gas Prices

#39 Best Block Party Places

#41 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#42 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#43 Best Baseball Cities

#48 Hypertension Hot Spots

#56 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#57 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#60 2005 Best Places to Live

#63 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#75 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#79 Best Green Cities

#83 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#85 Drought-Riskiest Cities

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More