2025 Compare Cities Health:
Allentown, PA vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- There are 205 physicians per 100,000 people in Independence.
- There are 315 physicians per 100,000 people in Allentown.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Allentown, PAIndependence, MOUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock53.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)41  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock89.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.315  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock95100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Allentown    25 Reviews

Winter in Allentown is alright, mild temperatures, there isn't much snow but there are some nearby ski resorts with artificial snow. In the summer there are some fun  More

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do you like cold and snow? Allentown may not be the coldest place in the country but it gets very cold and the winter feels endless...arctic blast after another and  More

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Over 10 years ago

This is a beautiful place, kept clean by weekly street sweeping. A multitude of parks exist including the exceptional Rose Garden and sports fields, and people use them  More

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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