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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Santa Cruz.
- There are 200 physicians per 100,000 people in Tuscaloosa.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Tuscaloosa, ALSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock72.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)92  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.200  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock99100
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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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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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