2025 Compare Cities Health:
DeKalb, IL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- There are 263 physicians per 100,000 people in Grand Rapids.
- There are 85 physicians per 100,000 people in DeKalb.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 DeKalb, ILGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock55.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock80.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.85  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock83100
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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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