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Rankings for Lawrence

Lawrence Ranked
#53 Best Green Cities
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Lawrence Ranked
#73 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Lawrence Ranked
#97 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Lawrence Ranked
#194 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Los Banos

Los Banos Ranked
#79 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Los Banos Ranked
#289 Best Green Cities
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Los Banos Ranked
#328 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 14 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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Reviews for Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 8 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  More

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