2025 Compare Cities Health:
Palo Alto, CA vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- There are 506 physicians per 100,000 people in Gaithersburg.
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Palo Alto.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Palo Alto, CAGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock42.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9986.9
 Physicians per Cap.257  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock93100
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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