2025 Compare Cities Health:
Walnut Creek, CA vs Palm Springs, CA

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Highlights
- There are 99 physicians per 100,000 people in Palm Springs.
- There are 219 physicians per 100,000 people in Walnut Creek.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Walnut Creek, CAPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock75.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)35  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock97.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.219  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock88100
   (100 = best)
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 Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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