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Meridian, ID vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- There are 199 physicians per 100,000 people in Tacoma.
- There are 243 physicians per 100,000 people in Meridian.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Meridian, IDTacoma, WAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock34.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.243  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock84100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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