2025 Compare Cities Health:
Palm Desert, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Los Altos.
- There are 99 physicians per 100,000 people in Palm Desert.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Palm Desert, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock58.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.99  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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