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Overland Park, KS vs Akron, OH

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Highlights
- There are 273 physicians per 100,000 people in Akron.
- There are 365 physicians per 100,000 people in Overland Park.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Overland Park, KSAkron, OHUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock52.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)30  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.365  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock83100
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Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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