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Port Lavaca, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- There are 185 physicians per 100,000 people in Houston.
- There are 69 physicians per 100,000 people in Port Lavaca.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Port Lavaca, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock49.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)53  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9486.9
 Physicians per Cap.69  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Port Lavaca    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Port Lavaca is an amazing place. We have our problems but the city is a cultural heritage location for Eastern European Immigrants. Especially Hungary and Czech  More

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Ground Zero for flesh eating bacteria. You cant eat the fish. A guy died just 17 miles South because the bacteria got into his intestines. Pass this place  More

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(1) I lived there 2 years. Here's what they don't tell you. This town leads the State of Texas for flesh eating bacteria. Dont touch the water! There is no beach other  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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