Reviews & Comments
Portage, MI
Kalamazoo is not that bad -
3/1/2016I'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, just to find out that their murder rate is 10-20 times higher than Kalamazoo. Not to mention the low cost of living. The same price you will pay for a small rat infested one bedroom in Chicago, or New York is what you will pay for a nice Condo, or Loft in Kalamazoo. You do not have to deal with the nerve wrecking/ pull your hair out traffic as you would in a larger city.
I spent 5 wks in Illinois, and couldn't wait to get home. To truly enjoy Kalamazoo you have to take advantage of what their is to offer. I doubt that a person who has only lived here for a small while really knows where the fun is. Most people think Kalamazoo is downtown, and that's it. The surrounding communities are also part of Kalamazoo, and once you put them together it really isn't as small as people think. Whether you like clublife, or wildlife their is always something to keep you entertained. TEven though my plan is to relocate South, I think Kalamazoo just isn't as bad as some make it out to be. On another note we do have people running from larger cities to get here, which may become a problem, but only time will tell.