2025 Compare Cities Health:
Fort Dodge, IA vs Visalia, CA

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Highlights
- There are 97 physicians per 100,000 people in Visalia.
- There are 165 physicians per 100,000 people in Fort Dodge.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Fort Dodge, IAVisalia, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock32.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.165  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock100100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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