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Melissa, TX vs Bossier City, LA

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- Bossier City has 24.6% more rainy days than Melissa.
- Bossier City has 6.6% less Sunny Days than Melissa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bossier City scores 2.8% worse than Melissa
 Melissa, TXBossier City, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5238
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1742443
Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 18 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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