2025 Compare Cities Health:
Rochester, NY vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- There are 263 physicians per 100,000 people in Grand Rapids.
- There are 294 physicians per 100,000 people in Rochester.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Rochester, NYGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock55.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)48  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock80.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.294  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock83100
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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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