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Bowie, MD vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- There are 188 physicians per 100,000 people in Newport News.
- There are 132 physicians per 100,000 people in Bowie.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Bowie, MDNewport News, VAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock60.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)53  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9386.9
 Physicians per Cap.132  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock104100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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