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Cary, NC vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- There are 191 physicians per 100,000 people in Ottumwa.
- There are 206 physicians per 100,000 people in Cary.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Cary, NCOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock72.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)90  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock6286.9
 Physicians per Cap.206  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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