2025 Compare Cities Health:
Iowa City, IA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- There are 350 physicians per 100,000 people in Birmingham.
- There are 605 physicians per 100,000 people in Iowa City.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Iowa City, IABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock25.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)73  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.605  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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