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Santa Rosa, CA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- There are 249 physicians per 100,000 people in Costa Mesa.
- There are 222 physicians per 100,000 people in Santa Rosa.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Santa Rosa, CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock44.758.4
 Water Quality (100=best)30  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock96.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.222  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock96100
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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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