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Bristol, VA vs Elkin, NC

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Highlights
- There are 135 physicians per 100,000 people in Elkin.
- There are 53 physicians per 100,000 people in Bristol.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Bristol, VAElkin, NCUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock65.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)100  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock96.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.53  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock106100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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Reviews for Elkin    4 Reviews

My family and I also live in State Road, which is just a few miles outside of Elkin. Let's start with the many many amazing things about the area: 1) The Elkin  More

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I moved here 21 years ago from East Tennessee to be with my estranged wife and unborn child. If not for them, I would never have came here. I am still trapped here.  More

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Elkin City Schools are some of the best in the nation! Elkin High School doesn't just meet a standard, but sets a bar that only two other schools in North Carolina  More

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