2025 Compare Cities Health:
Columbia, MD vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- There are 231 physicians per 100,000 people in Alexandria.
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Columbia, MDAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock31.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock98.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.454  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock99100
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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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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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