2025 Compare Cities Health:
South San Francisco, CA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- There are 450 physicians per 100,000 people in Portland.
- There are 302 physicians per 100,000 people in South San Francisco.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 South San Francisco, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock53.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)45  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock85.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.302  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock95100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for South San Francisco    5 Reviews

It's amazing, but many, many people, including people who live in SF, think that SSF is just a part of SF. Not true. We're right across the highway from SFO, which is  More

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Over 17 years ago

One frustrating thing about South City weather is the number of overcast & foggy days, as compared to other nearby cities on the Peninsula. You can literally look  More

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Over 19 years ago

Been living in bayview hunters point for about 12 years now. What I can say that it's a rough place to live, no one cares about us and the mayor of San Francisco  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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