2025 Compare Cities Health:
Champaign, IL vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- There are 430 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- There are 234 physicians per 100,000 people in Champaign.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Champaign, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock54.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.234  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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