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Redwood City, CA vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- There are 233 physicians per 100,000 people in La Mesa.
- There are 302 physicians per 100,000 people in Redwood City.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Redwood City, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock56.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)45  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9886.9
 Physicians per Cap.302  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock89100
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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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