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Towson, MD vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- There are 506 physicians per 100,000 people in Bethesda.
- There are 348 physicians per 100,000 people in Towson.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Towson, MDBethesda, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock29.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)47  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock9986.9
 Physicians per Cap.348  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock93100
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Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  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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