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Peru, IN vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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Highlights
- There are 290 physicians per 100,000 people in Buffalo Grove.
- There are 73 physicians per 100,000 people in Peru.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Peru, INBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock60.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)44  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.73  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
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Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 7 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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