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Portales, NM vs Carlsbad, NM

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- There are 97 physicians per 100,000 people in Carlsbad.
- There are 84 physicians per 100,000 people in Portales.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portales, NMCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock56.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock88.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.84  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock85100
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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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