2025 Compare Cities Health:
Portland, OR vs Staten Island, NY

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Highlights
- There are 263 physicians per 100,000 people in Staten Island.
- There are 376 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portland, ORStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock43.758.4
 Water Quality (100=best)52  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.376  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock113100
   (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 Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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