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Wichita Falls, TX vs Las Cruces, NM

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

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

#223 Best Green Cities

#294 2005 Best Places to Live

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

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

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

#39 2005 Best Places to Live

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

#185 Best Green Cities

This place is nothing great! It's my own fault since I have been here going on 16 years. The Air Force brought me here which wasn't my fault but when I retired from  More

I've lived all over the country (relocated for work) and this is without a doubt the worst place I've ever had the misfortune to land. You will meet plenty of people who  More

I wish very much i could 0 star ...this dry ugly hot, poor, crime, and dog fighting, welfare dependant, cold to scorchin hot and back again hell hole ....i moved from  More

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More