2025 Compare Cities Health:
Portland, OR vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- There are 173 physicians per 100,000 people in Lake Charles.
- There are 376 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portland, ORLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock51.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)52  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock84.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.376  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock97100
   (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 Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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