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Bend, OR vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Monterey.
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Bend.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Bend, ORMonterey, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock75.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock90.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.257  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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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 Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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