2025 Compare Cities Health:
Brookings, SD vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- There are 268 physicians per 100,000 people in Carbondale.
- There are 74 physicians per 100,000 people in Brookings.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Brookings, SDCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock65.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.74  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock118100
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Reviews for Brookings    5 Reviews

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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