2025 Compare Cities Health:
Birmingham, AL vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- There are 478 physicians per 100,000 people in Charleston.
- There are 350 physicians per 100,000 people in Birmingham.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Birmingham, ALCharleston, SCUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock58.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)81  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.350  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock98100
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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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