2025 Compare Cities Health:
Santa Cruz, CA vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- There are 360 physicians per 100,000 people in Madison.
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Santa Cruz.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Santa Cruz, CAMadison, WIUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock54.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)29  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock88.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.237  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock86100
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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  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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