2025 Compare Cities Health:
Charleston, SC vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- There are 173 physicians per 100,000 people in Lake Charles.
- There are 478 physicians per 100,000 people in Charleston.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Charleston, SCLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock51.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock84.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.478  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock97100
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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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