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Portage, MI vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- There are 187 physicians per 100,000 people in Detroit.
- There are 275 physicians per 100,000 people in Portage.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portage, MIDetroit, MIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock59.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock89.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.275  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock84100
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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 Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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