2025 Compare Cities Health:
Beacon, NY vs Ridgewood, NJ

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Highlights
- There are 416 physicians per 100,000 people in Ridgewood.
- There are 238 physicians per 100,000 people in Beacon.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Beacon, NYRidgewood, NJUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock52.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)45  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock81.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.238  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock91100
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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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