2025 Compare Cities Health:
Bend, OR vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- There are 224 physicians per 100,000 people in Olympia.
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Bend.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Bend, OROlympia, WAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock49.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.257  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock82100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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