2025 Compare Cities Health:
La Mesa, CA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- There are 450 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- There are 233 physicians per 100,000 people in La Mesa.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 La Mesa, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock53.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)75  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock85.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.233  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock95100
   (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 Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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