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Santa Cruz, CA vs Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

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- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Santa Cruz.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Santa Cruz, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock75.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)29  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock90.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.237  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Carmel-By-The-Sea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

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carmel has about 60 vacation homes and a dense cottage-y downtown. basically it is a tourist trap cental business district and a bunch of vacation rental homes. the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Liberals have run me out of town. The political is so overwhelming I am looking to relocate. However, if you are an aging hippie with a great deal of money you will be  More

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