2025 Compare Cities Health:
New Canaan, CT vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- There are 433 physicians per 100,000 people in Durham.
- There are 288 physicians per 100,000 people in New Canaan.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 New Canaan, CTDurham, NCUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock50.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)32  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.288  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
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Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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