2025 Compare Cities Health:
Fairmont, WV vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Salem.
- There are 144 physicians per 100,000 people in Fairmont.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Fairmont, WVSalem, ORUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock38.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.144  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock85100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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