2025 Compare Cities Health:
Winston-Salem, NC vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- There are 344 physicians per 100,000 people in Winston-Salem.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Winston-Salem, NCColumbia, MDUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock48.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)79  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock98.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.344  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock92100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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