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Rankings for Grand Junction

Grand Junction Ranked
#5 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Lowest Risk)
Weather disasters and quakes: who’s most at risk? The analysis below, by Sperling’s Best Places, a publisher of city rankings... Read More

Grand Junction Ranked
#5 Safest Places from Natural Disasters
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Grand Junction Ranked
#43 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#44 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Grand Junction Ranked
#62 2005 Best Places to Live
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Grand Junction Ranked
#69 Best Green Cities
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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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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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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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