2025 Compare Cities Health:
Buffalo Grove, IL vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- There are 290 physicians per 100,000 people in Buffalo Grove.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Buffalo Grove, ILColumbia, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock48.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)28  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock98.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.290  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
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Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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