2025 Compare Cities Health:
Palm Springs, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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Highlights
- There are 226 physicians per 100,000 people in Castro Valley.
- There are 99 physicians per 100,000 people in Palm Springs.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Palm Springs, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock63.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.99  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock104100
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Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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