2025 Compare Cities Health:
Bowie, MD vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- There are 226 physicians per 100,000 people in Oakland.
- There are 132 physicians per 100,000 people in Bowie.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Bowie, MDOakland, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock46.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)53  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.132  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock104100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 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 10 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 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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