2025 Compare Cities Health:
Columbia, MD vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- There are 282 physicians per 100,000 people in Lafayette.
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Columbia, MDLafayette, LAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock49.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.454  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock94100
   (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 Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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