2025 Compare Cities Health:
Los Altos, CA vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- There are 233 physicians per 100,000 people in Carlsbad.
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Los Altos.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Los Altos, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock66.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9886.9
 Physicians per Cap.257  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock89100
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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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