2025 Compare Cities Health:
Downey, CA vs Walnut Creek, CA

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Highlights
- There are 219 physicians per 100,000 people in Walnut Creek.
- There are 211 physicians per 100,000 people in Downey.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Downey, CAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock61.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)52  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.211  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock109100
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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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