2025 Compare Cities Health:
Portsmouth, VA vs Knoxville, TN

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Highlights
- There are 350 physicians per 100,000 people in Knoxville.
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Portsmouth.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portsmouth, VAKnoxville, TNUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock42.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.237  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock96100
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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  More

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