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Columbia, SC vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Santa Cruz.
- There are 268 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Columbia, SCSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock72.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)56  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.268  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock99100
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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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