2025 Compare Cities Health:
Walnut Creek, CA vs Orinda, CA

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Highlights
- There are 219 physicians per 100,000 people in Orinda.
- There are 219 physicians per 100,000 people in Walnut Creek.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Walnut Creek, CAOrinda, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock69.858.4
 Water Quality (100=best)35  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock93.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.219  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock109100
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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Orinda    3 Reviews

Orinda is an extremely safe, quiet, bucolic place to live. The schools are incredible, parent participation is maximal. It's close to everything and yet has a feeling of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Being ranked the number one public high school system in California says little for this small rural upscale community. With a high percentage of college graduates with  More

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