2025 Compare Cities Health:
Towson, MD vs Washington, DC

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Highlights
- There are 410 physicians per 100,000 people in Washington.
- There are 348 physicians per 100,000 people in Towson.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Towson, MDWashington, DCUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock26.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)47  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.348  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock89100
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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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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