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Columbia, MO vs Springdale, AR

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If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

This is a great area with good Republican Voters. Over 50% of people living here cannot be held responsible for Biden. That's all left to the  More

I have lived in Downtown Springdale for years and I regret buying a home here. My neighbor burns constantly and the city will not do anything to stop it. We have had  More

Please understand that if you are attracted by low cost housing you can find it here. Just know that it would be best to be  More