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#2 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat
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#43 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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#47 Gloomiest Places in America
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#50 America's Top Hygge Cities
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Reviews for Houghton    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Houghton,MI is located in the middle of Lake Superior on the Keweenaw Peninsula. It was a boom town with the copper barons in the late 1800's and today it struggles to  More

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Over 13 years ago

For those who are interested in a laid-back community with low cost of living, rich human history, surrounded by impressive natural beauty, Houghton is the place. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

The 49931 zip code map to display Houghton is misleading. It implies that Isle Royale, isolated in the northern reaches of Lake Superior, is the area covered by this  More

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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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