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Waynesville, NC vs Salem, OR

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- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Salem.
- There are 174 physicians per 100,000 people in Waynesville.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Waynesville, NCSalem, ORUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock38.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)84  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.174  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock85100
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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 Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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