2025 Compare Cities Health:
Boulder, CO vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- There are 271 physicians per 100,000 people in Providence.
- There are 322 physicians per 100,000 people in Boulder.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Boulder, COProvidence, RIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock57.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)100  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock78.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.322  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock84100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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