2025 Compare Cities Health:
Asheville, NC vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- There are 374 physicians per 100,000 people in Asheville.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Asheville, NCColumbia, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock48.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)64  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock98.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.374  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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