2025 Compare Cities Health:
Florence, OR vs Castro Valley, CA

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Highlights
- There are 226 physicians per 100,000 people in Castro Valley.
- There are 240 physicians per 100,000 people in Florence.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Florence, ORCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock63.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.240  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock104100
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Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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