2025 Compare Cities Health:
Rochester, NY vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Palo Alto.
- There are 294 physicians per 100,000 people in Rochester.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Rochester, NYPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock55.158.4
 Water Quality (100=best)48  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.294  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
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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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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