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St. Petersburg, FL vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- There are 506 physicians per 100,000 people in Bethesda.
- There are 273 physicians per 100,000 people in St. Petersburg.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 St. Petersburg, FLBethesda, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock29.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9986.9
 Physicians per Cap.273  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock93100
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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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