2025 Compare Cities Health:
Durango, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- There are 145 physicians per 100,000 people in Cortez.
- There are 368 physicians per 100,000 people in Durango.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Durango, COCortez, COUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock87.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock8786.9
 Physicians per Cap.368  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock114100
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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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