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The health in Spring, TX is top notch. There are a number of hospitals and medical facilities in the area that provide quality healthcare to residents. These include CHI St. Luke’s Health The Woodlands Hospital, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center and many more. All of these hospitals offer advanced medical care and treatments from highly trained physicians and surgeons. In addition to this, there are also various outpatient clinics throughout the city providing medical care for a variety of common ailments such as colds, flu and allergies. Residents in Spring have access to excellent healthcare services no matter their need or budget.

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 185 physicians per 100,000 population in Spring. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.

Health Cost Index

The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Spring area is 93.8 (lower=better). The US average is 100.

93.8 / 100

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

Water Qualtiy Index

The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Spring area is 37 (100=best). The US average is 55.

37 / 100

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 Spring area is 94 (100=best). The US average is 87.

94 / 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 Spring commutes 32.4 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 Spring area is 45 (100=best). The US average is 58.

45 / 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.

Air Quality Health Risk
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Over 8 years ago

If you can please put your child in another school. We have attended school here for 6 years and the administration takes a your child is the problem stance on just  More

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Over 9 years ago

The housing market in Spring, TX is large, but not all areas are desirable to live in, especially if you have school age children. Spring ISD is not the best, but just  More

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Spring Resident over 4 years. This city is very well kept. Luscious Greenery and Beautiful Landscaping all around. Family and School Sports Oriented. Very Comforting.  More

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