2025 Compare Cities Health:
Oakland, CA vs South San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- There are 302 physicians per 100,000 people in South San Francisco.
- There are 226 physicians per 100,000 people in Oakland.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Oakland, CASouth San Francisco, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock75.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)32  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.226  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock107100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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Reviews for South San Francisco    5 Reviews

It's amazing, but many, many people, including people who live in SF, think that SSF is just a part of SF. Not true. We're right across the highway from SFO, which is  More

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Over 17 years ago

One frustrating thing about South City weather is the number of overcast & foggy days, as compared to other nearby cities on the Peninsula. You can literally look  More

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Over 19 years ago

Been living in bayview hunters point for about 12 years now. What I can say that it's a rough place to live, no one cares about us and the mayor of San Francisco  More

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