2025 Compare Cities Health:
Olympia, WA vs Waterloo, IA

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Highlights
- There are 220 physicians per 100,000 people in Waterloo.
- There are 224 physicians per 100,000 people in Olympia.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Olympia, WAWaterloo, IAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock70.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock84.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.224  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock121100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Waterloo    5 Reviews

The bike racks recently installed on the MET buses was a great idea for a community that has numerous bike riders and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Unless you're into getting wasted on a regular basis there's not a lot to do here. Most people barhop for fun. Being someone who doesn't drink and doesn't enjoy being  More

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Over 17 years ago

So the weather is emotional here - on and off during the summer its hot and rainy, yet during the fall it is quite often beautiful. Winters can be long, and spring can  More

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