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Bossier City, LA vs Fairfield, CA

#6 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#6 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#60 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#94 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#242 2005 Best Places to Live

#331 Best Green Cities

#46 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#78 2005 Best Places to Live

#193 Best Green Cities

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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