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Rankings for Waterford

Waterford Ranked
#13 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Waterford Ranked
#49 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Waterford Ranked
#307 2005 Best Places to Live
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Waterford Ranked
#319 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Janesville

Janesville Ranked
#27 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Janesville Ranked
#67 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Janesville Ranked
#131 2005 Best Places to Live
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Janesville Ranked
#205 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Waterford    3 Reviews

This area has a beautiful spring and autumn with comfortable temperatures and vibrant colors, but........summer can be hit or miss (might be 60, might be 100)and winter  More

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Over 16 years ago

The Village of Waterford has a population of less than 5000 and is an exceptionally nice place to live. People take pride in knowing their neighbors and many people  More

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Over 17 years ago

The education in Waterford is fantastic! There are 3 public grade schools, 1 public middle school, and 1 public high school. There is a private Catholic school for  More

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Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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