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Bend, OR vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- There are 322 physicians per 100,000 people in Boulder.
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Bend.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Bend, ORBoulder, COUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock74.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.257  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock94100
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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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