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Rankings for Bowling Green

Bowling Green Ranked
#13 Emerging Metropolitan Areas
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Bowling Green Ranked
#188 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Ranked
#14 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Kalamazoo Ranked
#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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Kalamazoo Ranked
#237 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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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 9 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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