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Ridgecrest, CA vs Chattanooga, TN

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Highlights
- There are 304 physicians per 100,000 people in Chattanooga.
- There are 112 physicians per 100,000 people in Ridgecrest.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Ridgecrest, CAChattanooga, TNUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock48.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)42  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock84.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.112  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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