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Alturas, CA vs Palmer, AK

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- There are 113 physicians per 100,000 people in Palmer.
- There are 56 physicians per 100,000 people in Alturas.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Alturas, CAPalmer, AKUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock77.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)47  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock96.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.56  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock112100
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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 Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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