2025 Compare Cities Health:
Menlo Park, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Monterey.
- There are 302 physicians per 100,000 people in Menlo Park.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Menlo Park, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock75.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)45  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock90.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.302  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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