2025 Compare Cities Health:
Portage, MI vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- There are 478 physicians per 100,000 people in Charleston.
- There are 275 physicians per 100,000 people in Portage.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portage, MICharleston, SCUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock58.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.275  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock98100
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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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