2025 Compare Cities Health:
Columbia, MD vs Brookings, SD

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Highlights
- There are 74 physicians per 100,000 people in Brookings.
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Columbia, MDBrookings, SDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock83.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.454  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock98100
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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 Brookings    5 Reviews

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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