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Hickory, NC vs Bristol, VA

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- There are 53 physicians per 100,000 people in Bristol.
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Hickory.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Hickory, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock64.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock85.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.237  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock105100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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