2026 Compare Cities Health:
DeKalb, IL vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- There are 260 physicians per 100,000 people in Jacksonville.
- There are 85 physicians per 100,000 people in DeKalb.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 DeKalb, ILJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock54.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock82.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.85  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock97100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 18 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 Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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