2025 Compare Cities Health:
Cambridge, MA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- There are 374 physicians per 100,000 people in Richmond.
- There are 371 physicians per 100,000 people in Cambridge.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Cambridge, MARichmond, VAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock37.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)43  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9686.9
 Physicians per Cap.371  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock98100
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Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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