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Waynesville, NC vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- There are 376 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- There are 174 physicians per 100,000 people in Waynesville.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Waynesville, NCPortland, ORUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock20.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)84  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock8786.9
 Physicians per Cap.174  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock86100
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Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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