2025 Compare Cities Health:
Carbondale, IL vs Poplar Bluff, MO

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Highlights
- There are 249 physicians per 100,000 people in Poplar Bluff.
- There are 268 physicians per 100,000 people in Carbondale.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Carbondale, ILPoplar Bluff, MOUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock55.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.268  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock115100
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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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Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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