2025 Compare Cities Health:
Portland, ME vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- There are 506 physicians per 100,000 people in Gaithersburg.
- There are 450 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portland, MEGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock42.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)70  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9986.9
 Physicians per Cap.450  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock93100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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