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Minneapolis, MN vs Seattle, WA

#1 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#1 Sleep in the City Study

#1 America's Most Playful Cities

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#6 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

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#8 The Best Cities to Relocate to in America

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#9 Best Cities for Teleworking - Extra Large Metro Areas

#10 America’s Least Manly Cities

#12 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

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

#13 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.

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#14 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#15 Best Block Party Places

#17 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#17 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#18 Gloomiest Places in America

#18 America’s Manliest Cities

#18 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

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

#24 2005 Best Places to Live

#25 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#27 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#27 Most Energetic Cities

#29 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#30 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)

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

#32 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#36 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

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#43 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#45 Hypertension Hot Spots

#45 Sleepless Cities 2011

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#49 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#50 Stressful Cities 2012

#54 The Most Single Cities

#54 2005 High Gas Prices

#76 Best Green Cities

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

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

#99 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

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

#1 America's Riskiest Online Cities

#1 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#1 Gloomiest Places in America

#1 America's Top Hygge Cities

#2 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#2 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

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

#3 Wrinkle Ranking Cities Most at Risk for Skin Damage by 2040

#4 Metro Areas with Fastest Rising Income 2020

#4 Healthiest Cities

#4 America’s Least Manly Cities

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

#5 America's Most Playful Cities

#6 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#6 Best States for LGBTQ Rights

#6 Best Cities for Board Gamers

#8 America’s Best Cities for Foodies

#8 Most Difficult Cities to Navigate

#8 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#8 Safest Places from Natural Disasters

#8 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Lowest Risk)

#8 Safest Cities for Families with Young Children

#9 Stressful Cities 2012

#10 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat

#10 Best Cities for Teleworking - Extra Large Metro Areas

#10 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

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

#11 Failure To Lunch

#12 The Most Single Cities

#16 Best Block Party Places

#16 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#19 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#22 Sleepless Cities 2011

#28 Best Baseball Cities

#30 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

#30 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#32 Best Green Cities

#35 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#39 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#40 America’s Manliest Cities

#41 Hypertension Hot Spots

#41 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#42 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#44 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep

#44 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections

#46 Most Energetic Cities

#55 2005 High Gas Prices

#58 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#59 2005 Best Places to Live

#59 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#66 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#66 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#151 Best Green Cities

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More