2025 Compare Cities Health:
Raleigh, NC vs Port Townsend, WA

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Highlights
- There are 167 physicians per 100,000 people in Port Townsend.
- There are 206 physicians per 100,000 people in Raleigh.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Raleigh, NCPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock74.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)90  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock57.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.206  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock85100
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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 Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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