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Rankings for Portage

Portage Ranked
#14 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Portage Ranked
#83 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Portage Ranked
#89 Best Green Cities
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Portage Ranked
#237 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for Battle Creek

Battle Creek Ranked
#81 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 19 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 12 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 15 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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