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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 Shreveport

Shreveport Ranked
#6 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)
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Shreveport Ranked
#6 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters
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Shreveport Ranked
#60 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Shreveport Ranked
#94 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Shreveport Ranked
#242 2005 Best Places to Live
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Shreveport Ranked
#331 Best Green Cities
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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 Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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