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Porterville Ranked
#71 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#91 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#211 2005 Best Places to Live
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#281 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Arroyo Grande

Arroyo Grande Ranked
#3 2005 Best Places to Live
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#10 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Arroyo Grande Ranked
#16 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Arroyo Grande Ranked
#64 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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Reviews for Arroyo Grande    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arroyo Grande is a nice place to live. However, it is rather expensive for many people. There is a large retirement community living here, and home and rental prices are  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for nearly thirty years and love it. Great, easy climate year round. I know what I'm talking about--having lived in San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada,  More

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People from here absolutely love it and refuse to admit that it is much too expensive. They hate change. To live in a good school area will cost you dearly. There is  More

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