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West Lafayette, IN vs Springfield, IL

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

#133 Best Green Cities

#196 2005 Best Places to Live

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More