| | Portage, MI | Ballwin, MO | United States |
| Overall | 87.7 | 93.1 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 95.3 | 101.8 | 100 |
| Health | 91.4 | 95.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 79.9 | 120.2 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $252,100 | $345,600 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,090.0% | 9,610.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 91.6 | 94.3 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 104.4 | 110.3 | 100 |
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Reviews for Portage 
3 Reviews
I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities, More
Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer More
Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single More
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Reviews for Ballwin 
8 Reviews
August gets to 113 degrees with 98 % humidity. When you get out of the shower, you are wet from sweat! My chest whistles trying to get air. There is a January thaw which More
I am originally from the city of St. Louis. For the past twenty years, I have resided in west St. Louis county. I live in an established subdivision where the More
Summers can be very nice at times, does not usually last for long.
Our spring turns hot as summer rolls in and we can have long a stretch of above 90 to peaks of More
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