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Ottumwa, IA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- There are 322 physicians per 100,000 people in Boulder.
- There are 191 physicians per 100,000 people in Ottumwa.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Ottumwa, IABoulder, COUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock74.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.191  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock94100
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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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