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Placerville, CA vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- There are 104 physicians per 100,000 people in Elko.
- There are 192 physicians per 100,000 people in Placerville.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Placerville, CAElko, NVUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock77.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.192  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock111100
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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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