2025 Compare Cities Health:
Salem, MA vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- There are 271 physicians per 100,000 people in Providence.
- There are 204 physicians per 100,000 people in Salem.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Salem, MAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock57.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)13  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock78.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.204  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock84100
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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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