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West Des Moines, IA vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- There are 191 physicians per 100,000 people in Ottumwa.
- There are 262 physicians per 100,000 people in West Des Moines.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 West Des Moines, IAOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock72.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock6286.9
 Physicians per Cap.262  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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