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Rankings for St. Joseph

St. Joseph Ranked
#40 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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St. Joseph Ranked
#63 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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St. Joseph Ranked
#148 Best Green Cities
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St. Joseph Ranked
#299 2005 Best Places to Live
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Rankings for East Lansing

East Lansing Ranked
#28 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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East Lansing Ranked
#33 Best Green Cities
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East Lansing Ranked
#33 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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East Lansing Ranked
#162 2005 Best Places to Live
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Reviews for St. Joseph    7 Reviews

I felt compelled to leave a comment because other young professionals have left words of St. Joe being boring, etc. I agree that St. Joe is not a great place for  More

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St. Joseph's location on Lake Michigan makes it a popular resort destination. The city is host to a number of festivals throughout the year, summer concerts by the river  More

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St. Joseph is like a little lost treasure on the west side of Michigan. Located near Lake Michigan, it's a town that has a wonderful mixture of rural and urban so you  More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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