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Rankings for Fort Smith

Fort Smith Ranked
#69 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Fort Smith Ranked
#322 2005 Best Places to Live
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Fort Smith Ranked
#355 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Grand Forks

Grand Forks Ranked
#5 Best Cities After Military Service
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Grand Forks Ranked
#9 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)
EIGHTH ANNUAL FARMERS INSURANCE STUDY RANKS THE MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. Pittsburgh rated country’s most secure lar... Read More

Grand Forks Ranked
#20 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)
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Grand Forks Ranked
#54 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Grand Forks Ranked
#108 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Grand Forks Ranked
#139 Best Green Cities
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Grand Forks Ranked
#259 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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