2025 Compare Cities Health:
Scottsdale, AZ vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Monterey.
- There are 201 physicians per 100,000 people in Scottsdale.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Scottsdale, AZMonterey, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock75.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)65  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock90.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.201  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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