2025 Compare Cities Health:
Providence, RI vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- There are 308 physicians per 100,000 people in Anchorage.
- There are 271 physicians per 100,000 people in Providence.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Providence, RIAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock37.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)53  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock84.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.271  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock112100
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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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