2025 Compare Cities Health:
Richmond, CA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- There are 243 physicians per 100,000 people in Philadelphia.
- There are 219 physicians per 100,000 people in Richmond.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Richmond, CAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock39.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)35  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock91.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.219  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock98100
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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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