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Ketchikan, AK vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- There are 104 physicians per 100,000 people in Elko.
- There are 175 physicians per 100,000 people in Ketchikan.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Ketchikan, AKElko, NVUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock77.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)30  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.175  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock111100
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Reviews for Ketchikan    8 Reviews

Am from Astoria, Oregon, just south a bit from Ketchikan. Appreciate this beautiful space above every other place! Cheers to everyone this Holiday  More

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It's been nine years since anyone gave a review for Ketchikan so I thought I'd give one. I do not live there, however, I nearly relocated there when I was interviewing  More

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Over 16 years ago

There are many things to do here however there is a large alcohol problem and the drugs are growing. For families who stay connected and are not afraid of the rain,  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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