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Rankings for Punta Gorda

Punta Gorda Ranked
#35 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Punta Gorda Ranked
#49 2005 Best Places to Live
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Punta Gorda Ranked
#57 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Punta Gorda Ranked
#124 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Lawton

Lawton Ranked
#75 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Lawton Ranked
#89 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Lawton Ranked
#159 2005 Best Places to Live
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Lawton Ranked
#190 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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