2025 Compare Cities Health:
Spokane, WA vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- There are 205 physicians per 100,000 people in Independence.
- There are 241 physicians per 100,000 people in Spokane.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Spokane, WAIndependence, MOUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock53.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)38  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock89.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.241  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock95100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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