2026 Compare Cities Health:
Washington, DC vs Melissa, TX

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Highlights
- There are 228 physicians per 100,000 people in Melissa.
- There are 410 physicians per 100,000 people in Washington.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Washington, DCMelissa, TXUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock59.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)40  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock98.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.410  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock96100
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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 5 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 6 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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Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 18 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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