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Des Moines, IA vs Leland, NC

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Highlights
- There are 86 physicians per 100,000 people in Leland.
- There are 262 physicians per 100,000 people in Des Moines.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Des Moines, IALeland, NCUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock74.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock78.186.9
 Physicians per Cap.262  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock121100
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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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Dude · 
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 Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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