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Fairmont, WV vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- There are 191 physicians per 100,000 people in Ottumwa.
- There are 144 physicians per 100,000 people in Fairmont.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Fairmont, WVOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock72.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock6286.9
 Physicians per Cap.144  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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