2025 Compare Cities Health:
Albany, CA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- There are 554 physicians per 100,000 people in Boston.
- There are 226 physicians per 100,000 people in Albany.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Albany, CABoston, MAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock43.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)32  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.226  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock83100
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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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