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Mason City, IA vs Alturas, CA

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Highlights
- There are 56 physicians per 100,000 people in Alturas.
- There are 358 physicians per 100,000 people in Mason City.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Mason City, IAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock83.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)47  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.358  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock108100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 13 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 14 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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