2025 Compare Cities Health:
Charlotte, NC vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- There are 238 physicians per 100,000 people in Charlotte.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Charlotte, NCColumbia, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock48.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock98.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.238  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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