2025 Compare Cities Health:
Rapid City, SD vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Monterey.
- There are 233 physicians per 100,000 people in Rapid City.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Rapid City, SDMonterey, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock75.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)42  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock90.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.233  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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