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Rock Island, IL is highly ranked in many different categories according to the BestPlaces rankings. The city is particularly well-known for its low crime rate and high quality of education, making it a great place to live and raise a family. Additionally, Rock Island has been rated highly for its housing affordability, cost of living, and overall job market. With such favorable rankings in multiple key categories, Rock Island is an excellent choice for those looking to find a good place to settle down.

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#64 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#150 2005 Best Places to Live
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#211 Best Green Cities
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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 18 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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