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La Mesa, CA vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- There are 206 physicians per 100,000 people in Raleigh.
- There are 233 physicians per 100,000 people in La Mesa.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 La Mesa, CARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock50.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)75  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.186.9
 Physicians per Cap.233  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock93100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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