2025 Compare Cities Health:
Portland, OR vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- There are 132 physicians per 100,000 people in Bowie.
- There are 376 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portland, ORBowie, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock50.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)52  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.376  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock93100
   (100 = best)
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 Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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