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Gainesville, Georgia is a small city located in Hall County with a population of around 38,000 people. Healthcare plays an important role in this community and there are numerous hospitals and medical facilities available to serve the citizens of Gainesville. Northside Hospital-Forsyth is the largest hospital in Gainesville and offers comprehensive care for all ages. Additionally, Northeast Georgia Medical Center provides specialized care for those specific conditions or injuries that require advanced treatment. Longstreet Clinic also has locations throughout Gainesville, offering primary care physicians as well as specialists to meet the needs of this community. These local hospitals and medical facilities provide excellent and timely care to those who need it most in Gainesville.

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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Gainesville. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.

Health Cost Index

The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Gainesville area is Unlock. The US average is 100.

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Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.

Water Qualtiy Index

The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Gainesville area is Unlock. 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 Gainesville area is Unlock. The US average is 87.

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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 Gainesville commutes Unlock 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 Gainesville area is Unlock. The US average is 58.

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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.

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Over 10 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  More

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