Pacific Grove, CA is a small city located on the Monterey Peninsula that offers its residents an array of outdoor activities and a variety of local businesses. Despite its size, Pacific Grove boasts quality health care services for its community. Local hospitals such as Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, and Natividad Medical Center are all within easy driving distance and offer excellent medical care. Additionally, Pacific Grove has several local medical facilities such as the Central Coast Health Care clinic where residents can receive primary care services. Pacific Grove also has many sources of physical activity available to keep locals healthy including parks with walking paths, beaches for swimming and surfing, tennis courts, golf courses and more. With these resources available, Pacific Grove is able to provide its community with quality healthcare and ample opportunities for physical activity.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are 172 physicians per 100,000 population in Pacific Grove. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Pacific Grove area is 94.5 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
94.5 / 100
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Pacific Grove area is 30 (100=best). The US average is 55.
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Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Pacific Grove area is 91 (100=best). The US average is 87.
91 / 100
The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Pacific Grove commutes 19.9 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Pacific Grove area is 77 (100=best). The US average is 58.
77 / 100
This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.