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Longview, TX vs Independence, KS

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Highlights
- There are 120 physicians per 100,000 people in Independence.
- There are 243 physicians per 100,000 people in Longview.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Longview, TXIndependence, KSUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock52.758.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock60.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.243  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock98100
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Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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Reviews for Independence    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I did not and would not move here by choice,Uncle Sam moved me here temporarily. Crime rate is low but there is no economy. Walmart is the biggest employer and the only  More

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Over 19 years ago

Did not move here by choice and would not live here by  More

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Over 19 years ago

The schools in independence are adequate but nothing special. I beleive the taxes are too high and that the schools are not seening enough of the tax money to keep them  More

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