2026 Compare Cities Health:
Columbus, OH vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- There are 229 physicians per 100,000 people in Austin.
- There are 275 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbus.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Columbus, OHAustin, TXUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock57.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)49  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock99.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.275  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock94100
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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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