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Star, ID vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- There are 104 physicians per 100,000 people in Elko.
- There are 243 physicians per 100,000 people in Star.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Star, IDElko, NVUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock77.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.243  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock111100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Star    1 Reviews

I lived here for six months. I love this place. A perfect blend of rural and city. I have a 8-12 mile drive for most things, but anything and every this is here.   More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 17 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 18 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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