2025 Compare Cities Health:
Portland, OR vs Rochester, MI

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Highlights
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Rochester.
- There are 376 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portland, ORRochester, MIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock69.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)52  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.376  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock81100
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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 Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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