2025 Compare Cities Health:
Houghton, MI vs Bay City, MI

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Highlights
- There are 154 physicians per 100,000 people in Bay City.
- There are 165 physicians per 100,000 people in Houghton.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Houghton, MIBay City, MIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock64.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)36  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock82.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.165  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock90100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Houghton    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Houghton,MI is located in the middle of Lake Superior on the Keweenaw Peninsula. It was a boom town with the copper barons in the late 1800's and today it struggles to  More

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Over 12 years ago

For those who are interested in a laid-back community with low cost of living, rich human history, surrounded by impressive natural beauty, Houghton is the place. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

The 49931 zip code map to display Houghton is misleading. It implies that Isle Royale, isolated in the northern reaches of Lake Superior, is the area covered by this  More

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Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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