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Palmer, AK vs Mount Shasta, CA

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Highlights
- There are 149 physicians per 100,000 people in Mount Shasta.
- There are 113 physicians per 100,000 people in Palmer.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Palmer, AKMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock89.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)29  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock36.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.113  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock107100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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Reviews for Mount Shasta    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 4 years. Though I love the beauty of the mountain and the surrounding wilderness, I find Mount Shasta very difficult to live in. Food is about 20%  More

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I have lived in Siskiyou County for 24 years and Mount Shasta is by far the most enjoyable place I have lived thus far. It is a very tolerant community and culturally  More

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