2025 Compare Cities Health:
Providence, RI vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- There are 450 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- There are 271 physicians per 100,000 people in Providence.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Providence, RIPortland, MEUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock53.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)53  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock85.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.271  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock95100
   (100 = best)
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 Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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