2025 Compare Cities Health:
Columbia, MD vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Palo Alto.
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Columbia, MDPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock55.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.454  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
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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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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