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Boone, NC vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- There are 200 physicians per 100,000 people in Tuscaloosa.
- There are 236 physicians per 100,000 people in Boone.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Boone, NCTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock24.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)80  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.236  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock102100
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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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