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Monterey, CA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- There are 221 physicians per 100,000 people in Lake Oswego.
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Monterey.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Monterey, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock27.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)30  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.172  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock87100
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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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