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West Des Moines, IA vs Cripple Creek, 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 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas

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

#3 Best Cities After Military Service

#15 America's Riskiest Online Cities

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

#18 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#53 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#55 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#61 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#63 2005 High Gas Prices

#70 Best Green Cities

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

#81 Drought-Riskiest Cities

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

I'm a CA native who retired, first, to Iowa. I like Iowa, but in a search to down-size I discovered a lovely log cabin in Florissant, CO, to where I moved. I love  More