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Elkin, NC vs Houston, TX

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- There are 185 physicians per 100,000 people in Houston.
- There are 135 physicians per 100,000 people in Elkin.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Elkin, NCHouston, TXUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock49.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)88  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9486.9
 Physicians per Cap.135  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
   (100 = best)
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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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