2026 Compare Cities Health:
Houston, TX vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- There are 275 physicians per 100,000 people in Augusta.
- There are 185 physicians per 100,000 people in Houston.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Houston, TXAugusta, MEUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock79.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)37  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock76.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.185  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock97100
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 16 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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