2025 Compare Cities Health:
Carbondale, IL vs Houghton, MI

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Highlights
- There are 165 physicians per 100,000 people in Houghton.
- There are 268 physicians per 100,000 people in Carbondale.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Carbondale, ILHoughton, MIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock87.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock41.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.268  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock102100
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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Houghton    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Houghton,MI is located in the middle of Lake Superior on the Keweenaw Peninsula. It was a boom town with the copper barons in the late 1800's and today it struggles to  More

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Over 12 years ago

For those who are interested in a laid-back community with low cost of living, rich human history, surrounded by impressive natural beauty, Houghton is the place. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

The 49931 zip code map to display Houghton is misleading. It implies that Isle Royale, isolated in the northern reaches of Lake Superior, is the area covered by this  More

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