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Ottumwa, IA vs Newton, IA

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Highlights
- There are 71 physicians per 100,000 people in Newton.
- There are 191 physicians per 100,000 people in Ottumwa.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Ottumwa, IANewton, IAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock66.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock67.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.191  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock119100
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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 Newton    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly  More

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