Beverly Hills, TX is a small town in Texas that offers its citizens access to quality health care. The town has a number of local hospitals and medical facilities that provide residents with comprehensive medical care. These facilities are well equipped to treat any health issue and offer preventive screenings and treatments for illnesses and diseases. In addition, the town has numerous primary care doctors available who can provide personalized attention to each patient's needs. Beverly Hills is also home to many alternative health providers such as acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and naturopathic doctors who can provide natural treatments for various ailments. With access to all of these options, residents of Beverly Hills are able to get the necessary medical attention they need at an affordable rate.
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 179 physicians per 100,000 population in Beverly Hills. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Beverly Hills area is 85.0 (lower=better). 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 Beverly Hills area is 75 (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 Beverly Hills area is 96 (100=best). 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 Beverly Hills commutes 19.5 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 Beverly Hills area is 32 (100=best). 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.