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Kalamazoo, MI vs Rock Island, IL

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Rankings for Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Ranked
#14 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#83 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Kalamazoo Ranked
#89 Best Green Cities
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#237 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Rock Island

Rock Island Ranked
#64 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Rock Island Ranked
#150 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rock Island Ranked
#211 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

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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ZIPS IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
49006 49001 49008 49007 49074
ZIPS IN ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
61201

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