2025 Compare Cities Health:
Birmingham, AL vs Joplin, MO

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Highlights
- There are 285 physicians per 100,000 people in Joplin.
- There are 350 physicians per 100,000 people in Birmingham.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Birmingham, ALJoplin, MOUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock54.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)81  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock80.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.350  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock102100
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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 Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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