2025 Compare Cities Health:
Grass Valley, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Monterey.
- There are 225 physicians per 100,000 people in Grass Valley.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Grass Valley, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock75.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock90.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.225  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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