2025 Compare Cities Health:
Richmond, VA vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- There are 233 physicians per 100,000 people in Topeka.
- There are 374 physicians per 100,000 people in Richmond.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Richmond, VATopeka, KSUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock57.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)80  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.374  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock103100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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