2025 Compare Cities Health:
Walnut Creek, CA vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- There are 302 physicians per 100,000 people in Menlo Park.
- There are 219 physicians per 100,000 people in Walnut Creek.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Walnut Creek, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock63.658.4
 Water Quality (100=best)35  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.219  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock107100
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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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