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Alturas, CA vs Mount Shasta, CA

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- There are 149 physicians per 100,000 people in Mount Shasta.
- There are 56 physicians per 100,000 people in Alturas.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Alturas, CAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock89.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)47  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock36.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.56  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock107100
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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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Reviews for Mount Shasta    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 4 years. Though I love the beauty of the mountain and the surrounding wilderness, I find Mount Shasta very difficult to live in. Food is about 20%  More

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I have lived in Siskiyou County for 24 years and Mount Shasta is by far the most enjoyable place I have lived thus far. It is a very tolerant community and culturally  More

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