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Des Moines, IA vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- There are 275 physicians per 100,000 people in Augusta.
- There are 262 physicians per 100,000 people in Des Moines.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Des Moines, IAAugusta, MEUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock79.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock76.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.262  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock97100
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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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