2025 Compare Cities Health:
Ridgefield, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Salem.
- There are 148 physicians per 100,000 people in Ridgefield.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Ridgefield, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock38.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)47  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.148  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock85100
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Reviews for Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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