2025 Compare Cities Health:
Portland, OR vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- There are 233 physicians per 100,000 people in Topeka.
- There are 376 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portland, ORTopeka, KSUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock57.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)52  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.376  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock103100
   (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 Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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