2025 Compare Cities Health:
Vacaville, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- There are 216 physicians per 100,000 people in Santa Maria.
- There are 182 physicians per 100,000 people in Vacaville.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Vacaville, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock70.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)33  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.182  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock96100
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Reviews for Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 6 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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