2026 Compare Cities Health:
Bowie, MD vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- There are 135 physicians per 100,000 people in Barstow.
- There are 132 physicians per 100,000 people in Bowie.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Bowie, MDBarstow, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock68.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)53  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.132  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock87100
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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 11 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 14 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 8 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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