2025 Compare Cities Health:
Salem, OR vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- There are 275 physicians per 100,000 people in Portage.
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Salem.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Salem, ORPortage, MIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock6858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock72.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.172  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock90100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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