2025 Compare Cities Health:
Boston, MA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Palo Alto.
- There are 554 physicians per 100,000 people in Boston.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Boston, MAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock55.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)1  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.554  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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