2025 Compare Cities Health:
Pismo Beach, CA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- There are 376 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- There are 250 physicians per 100,000 people in Pismo Beach.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Pismo Beach, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock20.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)30  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock8786.9
 Physicians per Cap.250  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock86100
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Reviews for Pismo Beach    4 Reviews

It's a nice town to visit - although very touristy. Clean air - and nice sand dunes nearby. A variety of housing - but expensive. Good for seafood. I would say  More

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It's still challenging to find a good job: Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant has announced it will be closing in 9 years, so many 6-figure incomes will be going along with the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Because of fires allowed in campsites each and everyday it is very smokey and hard to  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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