2025 Compare Cities Health:
Des Moines, IA vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- There are 263 physicians per 100,000 people in Grand Rapids.
- There are 262 physicians per 100,000 people in Des Moines.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Des Moines, IAGrand 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.262  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock83100
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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  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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