2025 Compare Cities Health:
Port Townsend, WA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- There are 308 physicians per 100,000 people in Anchorage.
- There are 167 physicians per 100,000 people in Port Townsend.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Port Townsend, WAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock37.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)53  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock84.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.167  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock112100
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Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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