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Flint, MI vs Altoona, PA

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Highlights
- There are 245 physicians per 100,000 people in Altoona.
- There are 209 physicians per 100,000 people in Flint.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Flint, MIAltoona, PAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock6358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.209  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock84100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Flint    27 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Denzel Washington says if you don't listen to the news, you are uninformed, if you listen to the news you are misinformed. There is a lot of bad press about Flint, and  More

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Why anyone would want to live in Flint is a mystery to me. I suspect the main reason for the below average cost of living is the water problem. Because of this housing  More

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Flint has a lot of pros and cons The pros; The University of Michigan has it's medical campus, law, economic, science and historical campus here. Ann arbor has the  More

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Reviews for Altoona    11 Reviews

Sun rises and sets over 2000+ ft. mountains, which does seem to shorten your summer days. It gets hot and humid in the summer, with not a lot of wind or airflow,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Though the climate in Altoona is cold in the Winter, it does often get less snow than Western Pennsylvania because of the Allegheny Front mountain range just to the west  More

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I grew up in Hollidaysburg near Altoona. The city has had its ups and downs throughout the years but all in all I think that central PA has the most beautiful scenery  More

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