2025 Compare Cities Health:
Pagosa Springs, CO vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- There are 113 physicians per 100,000 people in Palmer.
- There are 138 physicians per 100,000 people in Pagosa Springs.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Pagosa Springs, COPalmer, AKUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock77.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock96.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.138  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock112100
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Reviews for Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight! As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all  More

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Over 7 years ago

First off it’s generally beautiful around here! Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking,  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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