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San Jose, CA vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- There are 243 physicians per 100,000 people in Meridian.
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in San Jose.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 San Jose, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock3858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.257  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock91100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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