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Virginia Beach, VA vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- There are 206 physicians per 100,000 people in Raleigh.
- There are 230 physicians per 100,000 people in Virginia Beach.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Virginia Beach, VARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock50.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)61  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.186.9
 Physicians per Cap.230  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock93100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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