2025 Compare Cities Health:
Carlsbad, NM vs Big Spring, TX

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Highlights
- There are 99 physicians per 100,000 people in Big Spring.
- There are 97 physicians per 100,000 people in Carlsbad.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Carlsbad, NMBig Spring, TXUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock67.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)33  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock88.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.97  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock103100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 8 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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