2025 Compare Cities Health:
Watsonville, CA vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- There are 97 physicians per 100,000 people in Porterville.
- There are 237 physicians per 100,000 people in Watsonville.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Watsonville, CAPorterville, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock51.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)29  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock92.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.237  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock100100
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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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