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Rankings for Shreveport

Shreveport Ranked
#6 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)
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Shreveport Ranked
#6 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters
Hurricane Sandy is a reminder that despite our best efforts to protect ourselves, nature can still bring terrible devasta... Read More

Shreveport Ranked
#60 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Shreveport Ranked
#94 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Shreveport Ranked
#242 2005 Best Places to Live
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Shreveport Ranked
#331 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Wilmington

Wilmington Ranked
#38 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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Wilmington Ranked
#104 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Wilmington Ranked
#172 2005 Best Places to Live
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Wilmington Ranked
#233 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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