The small town of Taylors Island, MD is home to a largely rural population of 21669 people. The local residents have direct access to quality healthcare through the local hospitals and medical facilities located nearby. These facilities provide a wide range of medical services including emergency care, preventative health screenings and tests, specialist and general practitioner visits, as well as other health services such as physical therapy and rehabilitative care. With its small-town atmosphere, friendly staff, and up-to-date equipment, patients in Taylors Island can feel confident that they will receive the best in medical care. Additionally, the town has adopted various measures to promote healthy lifestyles through educational programs and initiatives like bike paths and parks. All these measures are intended to ensure that the citizens of Taylors Island have access to a high level of healthcare that meets their needs.
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 Taylors Island (zip 21669). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Taylors Island (zip 21669) area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Taylors Island (zip 21669) area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
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 Taylors Island (zip 21669) area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
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 Taylors Island (zip 21669) 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 Taylors Island (zip 21669) area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
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.