2025 Compare Cities Health:
Portland, OR vs Battle Creek, MI

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Highlights
- There are 157 physicians per 100,000 people in Battle Creek.
- There are 376 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portland, ORBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock64.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)52  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock6286.9
 Physicians per Cap.376  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock94100
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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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