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Elgin, IL vs Kankakee, IL

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Highlights
- There are 137 physicians per 100,000 people in Kankakee.
- There are 124 physicians per 100,000 people in Elgin.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Elgin, ILKankakee, ILUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock6958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock85.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.124  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock96100
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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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