2025 Compare Cities Health:
Peoria, IL vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- There are 383 physicians per 100,000 people in Peoria.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Peoria, ILColumbia, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock48.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)47  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock98.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.383  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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