2025 Compare Cities Health:
Silver Spring, MD vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- There are 374 physicians per 100,000 people in Richmond.
- There are 506 physicians per 100,000 people in Silver Spring.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Silver Spring, MDRichmond, VAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock37.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9686.9
 Physicians per Cap.506  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock98100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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