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Elkin, NC vs Buffalo, NY

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- There are 254 physicians per 100,000 people in Buffalo.
- There are 135 physicians per 100,000 people in Elkin.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Elkin, NCBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock68.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)88  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock89.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.135  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock97100
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Reviews for Elkin    4 Reviews

My family and I also live in State Road, which is just a few miles outside of Elkin. Let's start with the many many amazing things about the area: 1) The Elkin  More

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I moved here 21 years ago from East Tennessee to be with my estranged wife and unborn child. If not for them, I would never have came here. I am still trapped here.  More

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Elkin City Schools are some of the best in the nation! Elkin High School doesn't just meet a standard, but sets a bar that only two other schools in North Carolina  More

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Reviews for Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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