2025 Compare Cities Health:
Rochester, NY vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- There are 233 physicians per 100,000 people in Topeka.
- There are 294 physicians per 100,000 people in Rochester.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Rochester, NYTopeka, KSUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock57.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)48  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock87.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.294  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock103100
   (100 = best)
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 Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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