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Rankings for Portland

Portland Ranked
#4 America’s Best Cities for Foodies
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Portland Ranked
#5 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)
Safety and security are among the most basic human needs, and a safe, secure environment in which to live, work and raise a famil... Read More
Portland Ranked
#15 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.
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Portland Ranked
#20 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Portland Ranked
#21 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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Portland Ranked
#34 Best Green Cities
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Portland Ranked
#81 America's Migraine Hot Spots
Everybody gets a headache now and then, but did you know that the severe headaches known as migraines affect over 29 million Am... Read More
Portland Ranked
#89 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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Portland Ranked
#236 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Topeka

Topeka Ranked
#31 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
Between international terrorism and a struggling economy, today’s Americans are faced with more stress than ever. In this new st... Read More
Topeka Ranked
#115 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Topeka Ranked
#197 2005 Best Places to Live
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Topeka Ranked
#325 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews
Jack · Portland, ME
Ruined by pandemic, Not worth cost to live here
Over 3 years ago

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Zoe · Grand Rapids, MI
Tears and Jimmy Johns
Over 3 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
bad experience!!
Over 6 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews
Dean · Sacramento, CA
LORETTA LYNN SCARED ME AWAY FROM TOPEKA ):
Over 4 years ago

Loretta Lynn says that in  More

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True · Topeka, KS
Why you shouldn't live in Topeka Kansas
Over 5 years ago

I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Robert · Katy, TX
The best city ever
Over 6 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, MAINE
04103 04102 04101 04108 04109 04019
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66614, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66607, 66610, 66611, 66609, 66616, 66608, 14 total
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