2026 Compare Cities Health:
Jacksonville, FL vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Hickory.
- There are 260 physicians per 100,000 people in Jacksonville.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Jacksonville, FLHickory, NCUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock51.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)25  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.260  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock123100
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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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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