2025 Compare Cities Health:
Philadelphia, PA vs Pittsfield, MA

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Highlights
- There are 318 physicians per 100,000 people in Pittsfield.
- There are 243 physicians per 100,000 people in Philadelphia.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Philadelphia, PAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock74.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)1  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock72.186.9
 Physicians per Cap.243  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock88100
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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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