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Yucca Valley, CA vs Elko, NV

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- There are 104 physicians per 100,000 people in Elko.
- There are 135 physicians per 100,000 people in Yucca Valley.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Yucca Valley, CAElko, NVUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock77.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)48  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.135  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock111100
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Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 5 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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