2025 Compare Cities Health:
Cedar Rapids, IA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- There are 350 physicians per 100,000 people in Birmingham.
- There are 175 physicians per 100,000 people in Cedar Rapids.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Cedar Rapids, IABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock25.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)68  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.175  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
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Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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