2025 Compare Cities Health:
La Mesa, CA vs Palm Desert, CA

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Highlights
- There are 99 physicians per 100,000 people in Palm Desert.
- There are 233 physicians per 100,000 people in La Mesa.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 La Mesa, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock73.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)75  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.233  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock88100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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