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Wichita, KS vs Santa Fe Springs, CA

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

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

#35 2005 Best Places to Live

#36 America's Migraine Hot Spots

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

#70 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

#88 The Most Single Cities

#90 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#94 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#96 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#366 Best Green Cities

#2 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#2 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat

#43 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#47 Gloomiest Places in America

#50 America's Top Hygge Cities

Grew up there in the 80s and moving back. It's very true about the feel-good blue skies and the friendliness of the communities. Wichita is perfect for those who want  More

I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful  More

I grew up there. Here's the good, bad and ugly. First the bad- the worst thing about this place is the weather. It absolutely sucks all year. It's windy and freezing all  More

santa fe springs used to be a good place to live, but those days are long gone. crime is on the upswing. (whittier police dept. is contracted to s.f.s.) police  More

Largely Industrial City, Great Place to live the city has a lot to offer it's residents, called the City of the Parks, Many city sponsored events, free  More