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Sonora, CA vs Alturas, CA

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Highlights
- There are 56 physicians per 100,000 people in Alturas.
- There are 201 physicians per 100,000 people in Sonora.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Sonora, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock83.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)27  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.201  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock108100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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