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Chesapeake, VA vs Ocean City, MD

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Highlights
- There are 151 physicians per 100,000 people in Ocean City.
- There are 239 physicians per 100,000 people in Chesapeake.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Chesapeake, VAOcean City, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock80.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock96.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.239  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock119100
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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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Reviews for Ocean City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The town itself if quaint but typically coastal. In high season you will crawl from traffic light to traffic light. Maybe place to be single but don't grow old alone.  More

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Over 12 years ago

Not that bad at all. My family stays here every summer, and we have no problems. The crime rating is only a 10 because the boardwalk gets a lot of petty theft and drunk  More

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Over 12 years ago

Crime here really isnt a 10. The boardwalk gets a lot of drunk people and petty theft during the summer, and that skews the results. Ive stayed here in OC every summer  More

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