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Los Banos, CA vs Florence, OR

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#328 2005 Best Places to Live

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#77 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#81 2005 High Gas Prices

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

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

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

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More