2025 Compare Cities Health:
Birmingham, AL vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- There are 231 physicians per 100,000 people in Huntsville.
- There are 350 physicians per 100,000 people in Birmingham.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Birmingham, ALHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock4958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)81  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.350  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock105100
   (100 = best)
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 Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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