2025 Compare Cities Health:
Alexandria, VA vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- There are 188 physicians per 100,000 people in Newport News.
- There are 231 physicians per 100,000 people in Alexandria.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Alexandria, VANewport News, VAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock60.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9386.9
 Physicians per Cap.231  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock104100
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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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