2025 Compare Cities Health:
Columbia, MD vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- There are 242 physicians per 100,000 people in Arlington.
- There are 454 physicians per 100,000 people in Columbia.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Columbia, MDArlington, VAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock22.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock98.486.9
 Physicians per Cap.454  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock97100
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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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