2025 Compare Cities Health:
Palatine, IL vs Walnut Creek, CA

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Highlights
- There are 219 physicians per 100,000 people in Walnut Creek.
- There are 261 physicians per 100,000 people in Palatine.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Palatine, ILWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock61.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)31  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.261  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock109100
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Reviews for Palatine    7 Reviews

No town is perfect. One flaw in Palatine are that it lacks enough updated, healthier food restaurants. A more serious flaw is that the elementary district does not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The correct total Sales Tax Rate for Palatine, Cook County, IL is 9.5%, not  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palatine is a great community for raising a family. Good schools and extremely low crime rate just add to that point. Minutes to Schaumburg and all the shopping and  More

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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