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I've lived in this state for 3 years now, and am dying to get out. Mostly everyone who is living here by choice I have found to be complete backwoods weirdos, who have nothing better to do than worry about outlawing gay marriage!

how is wisconsin on the first page there is absolutley nothing there it sucks too too boring!

Wisconsin is a unique mid-western state because it has rolling hills and dense forest and more lakes than Minnesota. Culturally the state has managed to preserve its European heritage better than most. Milwaukee, on Lake Michigan, is perhaps the most American of cities yet has maintained an original and historic feel. With impressive summer and winter getaways in Lake Geneva, Door County, Apostle Islands and the Wisconsin River area, Wisconsin hosts more Chicago vacations than any other state. Overall one of the 15 best states.

The Madison area is very nice- high quality of life, scenic and much in the way of culture- Milwaukee is a rather bland city, that is not sparkling. The rest of the state is dairy farming, sparsed with small cities and towns with a definite upper midwestern attitude- which is rather vanilla.

Infinitely better than Minnesota or Iowa.

I am a Wisconsinite. I do agree it is a good state, but our property taxes are getting horrid. It depends where you live. I live in a southeastern suburb of Milwaukee county, and our taxes are going up 30 to 35%. My sister lives in Racine county, and she has a newer house(30 years old). She pays less property tax than we do compared to what we pay on our 100 year old house. If my mother passed away, i would move to northern Wisconsin because it is a cheaper area to live.

A state with much to offer in the great lakes region. Many recreational oportunities, nice cities and towns,low crime and a good quality if living.

Nice, clean and earnest

For one, Wisconsin is in the Midwest, not the Northwest. Sure, Wisconsin may not be at the bottom of many lists, but to put that god forsaken state ahead of Minnesota in any poll or rating is a joke. There is no better state to live in besides MN. Hands down. Wisconsin may be able to hold our jockstrap, but some other states do not even get the chance. The only good thing to come out of Wisconsin is I-94W.

Without question the greatest city in the nortwest. throughout the country as well I would put it in the tope five for the quality of life, and friendliness of its people.

Great state to visit and maybe live. If you move to Wisconsin the only place worth living in is Madison. Unless you like small towns and farms. It's a little cold but the summers are great here. Probably the best state to live in the midwest with the exception of Illinois, since Il. has my favorite city of all time---Chicago!!!

Wisconsin is probably the best state of the midwest. Climate is a bit cold- but the state has beatiful farmlands and some very attractive cities to live (like Madison). The quality of life is high.

A very beautiful state around late September and early October, when the trees are filled with blood-red leaves. Right outside Green Bay, on I-45, there is a massive army of these red-colored trees and it is a spectacular sight. A little cold, but the summers are beautiful-- a crisp temperature with a warm sun around noon time.

Wisconsin has a high quality of life- Madison is a great place to live. There are also great places to vacation all over- deserves to be rated higher.

A good place to visit or live. Best tourist attractions probably Door County, Wisconsin Dells,Kettle Moraine State Park, Milwaukee Public and Art Museums and Zoo, mitchell domes, Miller Park, State St/ Capitol in Madison, Apple River in N Wisconsin, and the Lake Geneva resort area. Fairly progressive politically, especially in Madison. Milwaukee and the Lake Michigan shore provides lots of activities. North and southwest parts of state has rolling hills and lots of forest. Traffic, pollution and crime are minor problems here, even in the larger cities. Except for the Packers, Green Bay is a nothing. April thru October is the best time to visit.

Wisconsin is under-rated. It has one of the prettiest cities in the country, Madison, and the northern parts of the state have lots of rolling hills, gorgeous forests, great biking, and beautiful river valleys. Yes, there's a big beer, brats, and the Green Bay Packers element, but overall the state is quite pretty.

It seems like an all around nice state, the people are friendly, the summers are perfect, and it just seems like it would have been a great state to grow up in. I could live there, and i would like to visit some day. Milwaukee has the whole blue collar, traditonal, good old fashioned hard working people going for it too. You gotta respect it.

Madison is a very nice city- parts of this state have much to offer. A wee too cold for me- but a decent quality of life. A wee too conformist and middle American- that seems in some areas out of touch- but not bad overall. Not as liberal as the east or west coasts.

Well... Wisconsin is my home state so perhaps I'm a little biased. However -- it's really beautiful. There are forests in the north, Lake Michagan (the Kohler-Andre Park is nice), Lake Superior, and yes, there are bigger cities: Madison, and I suppose Milwaukee, depending on what you're looking for. Many smaller lakes and rivers are beautiful too. All the seasons are good. Summer is very green up north (though I wish it was a bit longer), the color in fall is spectacular, and I think that snow is very underrated. It's not just something to shovel--it's pretty, and fun too. Spring's the only season I'm not crazy about, but it's pretty short.