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Mount Prospect, IL vs Houston, TX

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- There are 185 physicians per 100,000 people in Houston.
- There are 261 physicians per 100,000 people in Mount Prospect.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Mount Prospect, ILHouston, TXUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock49.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)31  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9486.9
 Physicians per Cap.261  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
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Reviews for Mount Prospect    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

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Over 15 years ago

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

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Over 17 years ago

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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