2025 Compare Cities Health:
Raleigh, NC vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- There are 188 physicians per 100,000 people in Newport News.
- There are 206 physicians per 100,000 people in Raleigh.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Raleigh, NCNewport News, VAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock60.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)90  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9386.9
 Physicians per Cap.206  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock104100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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