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Wichita, KS vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- There are 1,194 physicians per 100,000 people in Rochester.
- There are 212 physicians per 100,000 people in Wichita.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Wichita, KSRochester, MNUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock51.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)35  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock91.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.212  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock93100
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Reviews for Wichita    58 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Grew up there in the 80s and moving back. It's very true about the feel-good blue skies and the friendliness of the communities. Wichita is perfect for those who want  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful  More

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I grew up there. Here's the good, bad and ugly. First the bad- the worst thing about this place is the weather. It absolutely sucks all year. It's windy and freezing all  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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