2025 Compare Cities Health:
Vancouver, WA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- There are 308 physicians per 100,000 people in Anchorage.
- There are 148 physicians per 100,000 people in Vancouver.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Vancouver, WAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock37.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)47  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock84.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.148  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock112100
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Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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