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

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Highlights
- There are 254 physicians per 100,000 people in Memphis.
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Portsmouth.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Portsmouth, VAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock42.758.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock84.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.237  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock98100
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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 Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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