2025 Compare Cities Health:
Richmond, KY vs Newton, IA

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Highlights
- There are 71 physicians per 100,000 people in Newton.
- There are 121 physicians per 100,000 people in Richmond.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Richmond, KYNewton, IAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock66.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock67.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.121  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock119100
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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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Reviews for Newton    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly  More

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