2025 Compare Cities Health:
Lakewood, WA vs Compton, CA

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Highlights
- There are 211 physicians per 100,000 people in Compton.
- There are 199 physicians per 100,000 people in Lakewood.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Lakewood, WACompton, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock44.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9586.9
 Physicians per Cap.199  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock89100
   (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 Compton    6 Reviews

I visit Compton each Summer. This is one of the most welcoming and spectacular cities to work. live and raise a family in. The educational system is superior to most,  More

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Over 10 years ago

looking for a good neighborhood to live in  More

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What was the last writer thinking! Must have been locked up too long, or hasn't been around much. Probably lived in Compton or LA County his whole life. Compton is  More

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