2025 Compare Cities Health:
Rochester, NY vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- There are 360 physicians per 100,000 people in Madison.
- There are 294 physicians per 100,000 people in Rochester.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Rochester, NYMadison, WIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock54.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)48  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock88.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.294  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock86100
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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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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