2025 Compare Cities Health:
New Bedford, MA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- There are 112 physicians per 100,000 people in Bakersfield.
- There are 142 physicians per 100,000 people in New Bedford.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 New Bedford, MABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock4358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)47  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.142  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock89100
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Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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