2025 Compare Cities Health:
Columbia, MD vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- There are 346 physicians per 100,000 people in Hershey.
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Columbia, MDHershey, PAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock59.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.454  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock104100
   (100 = best)
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 Hershey    3 Reviews

Lived her most of my life, with a few years in locations close by. If moving to Central PA, Hershey is by far the best. It is a cute town where you will feel extremely  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Hershey, PA 2 years ago and fell in love with it. It is a quaint town that hosts various community activities throughout the year. The schools are among  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live right next door to Hersheypark and there are many recreational programs within the city for  More

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