2025 Compare Cities Health:
Albany, CA vs Kirkland, WA

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Highlights
- There are 308 physicians per 100,000 people in Kirkland.
- There are 226 physicians per 100,000 people in Albany.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Albany, CAKirkland, WAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock25.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)32  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.226  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock85100
   (100 = best)
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 Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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