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Dixon, IL vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- There are 85 physicians per 100,000 people in DeKalb.
- There are 150 physicians per 100,000 people in Dixon.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Dixon, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock71.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)52  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.150  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock107100
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Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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