Meadows Place, TX is a small city located in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area. The health of the community is important to those living here. There are several local hospitals and medical facilities that provide services to ensure the residents of Meadows Place have access to quality healthcare. These include Memorial Hermann Hospital in nearby Houston, Texas Children's Hospital in Sugar Land, and Prime Healthcare in Pearland. Each of these hospitals offers comprehensive medical care including primary care, specialty care, emergency services, surgery, and more. In addition to these larger facilities, there are numerous smaller clinics and other medical facilities throughout the city that offer specialized care for specific needs such as obstetrics/gynecology or physical therapy. All of these healthcare providers work together to ensure that people in Meadows Place have access to all necessary health services.
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 141 physicians per 100,000 population in Meadows Place. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Meadows Place area is 93.1 (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 Meadows Place area is 47 (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 Meadows Place area is 99 (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 Meadows Place commutes 27.5 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Meadows Place area is 59 (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.