2025 Compare Cities Health:
Melissa, TX vs Joplin, MO

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Highlights
- There are 285 physicians per 100,000 people in Joplin.
- There are 228 physicians per 100,000 people in Melissa.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Melissa, TXJoplin, MOUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock54.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)80  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock80.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.228  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock102100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 17 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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