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Salem, OR vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- There are 221 physicians per 100,000 people in Lake Oswego.
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Salem.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Salem, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock27.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.172  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock87100
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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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