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Portage, MI vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- There are 185 physicians per 100,000 people in Houston.
- There are 275 physicians per 100,000 people in Portage.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portage, MIHouston, TXUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock49.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9486.9
 Physicians per Cap.275  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
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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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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