2025 Compare Cities Health:
Rochester, MN vs Kirkland, WA

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Highlights
- There are 308 physicians per 100,000 people in Kirkland.
- There are 1,194 physicians per 100,000 people in Rochester.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Rochester, MNKirkland, WAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock25.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)20  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.1,194  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock85100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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