2025 Compare Cities Health:
Lakewood, WA vs Branson, MO

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Highlights
- There are 147 physicians per 100,000 people in Branson.
- There are 199 physicians per 100,000 people in Lakewood.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Lakewood, WABranson, MOUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock56.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock98.186.9
 Physicians per Cap.199  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock95100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Reviews for Branson    15 Reviews

Where do I begin... First and foremost, everything here is expensive. The rent is high! and YOU pay for water and sewer costs, most residents live in old, substandard  More

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Over 4 years ago

It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing. Traffic is also during tourist months. I don’t recommend living here.  More

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Branson is in a beautiful part of the extreme northern Ozarks- that's the good. Crime, even tho the local Govt tries to act like it doesn't exist, drugs, & Traffic are  More

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