| | Cape Girardeau, MO | Lawton, OK | United States |
| Overall | 83.8 | 74.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 95.8 | 90.0 | 100 |
| Health | 120.0 | 117.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 56.7 | 35.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $180,400 | $120,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,680.0% | 9,960.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 70.0 | 72.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 85.3 | 89.3 | 100 |
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Reviews for Cape Girardeau 
7 Reviews
Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the More
For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple More
It's a good mid sized More
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If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its More
It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's More
The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into More
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