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Harrisburg Ranked
#1 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#7 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#14 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings
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#19 America’s Least Manly Cities
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#21 Best Green Cities
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#26 America’s Manliest Cities
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#32 America’s Manliest Sports Cities
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#40 Americas Manliest Cites 2011
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#43 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#44 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#46 2005 Best Places to Live
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#68 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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#99 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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Rankings for Owensboro

Owensboro Ranked
#40 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#73 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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#303 2005 Best Places to Live
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#362 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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Reviews for Owensboro    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Don’t let the small town feel fool ya... Poverty level is 20.4%, that is higher than the national average of 13.4. Cost of electricity is highest in the state per  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live outside of owensboro,coming from a large city to here...Love the peace and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Mark Calitri said that Owensboro is experiencing a true revitalization. Bluegrass, bourbon, barbecue is the brand message or better known as a brand promise and that  More

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