2025 Compare Cities Health:
Lakewood, WA vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- There are 348 physicians per 100,000 people in Towson.
- There are 199 physicians per 100,000 people in Lakewood.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Lakewood, WATowson, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock45.758.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.199  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock90100
   (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 Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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