L-A Ranked One of America’s Healthiest Metro Areas
In a comprehensive listing of communities and how they stack up in terms of various quality of life amenities, Lewiston-Auburn was ranked the 31st healthiest community in the country.
The September/October issue of Business Development Outlook (BDO), an economic development trade publication, ranked metro areas in a number of categories including housing, climate, health care, transportation, education, and other quality of life issues. In the health care category, cities were analyzed on various criteria including average cost of doctor/dentist visits, air quality based on six EPA measures and ozone days, water quality, and number of physicians per capita.
Long Island topped the list, in large part because of the number and caliber of its medical schools, teaching hospitals, and physicians. A number of other New England communities were ranked among the top 30, including Boston, Hartford, and Burlington. L-A was one of only two Maine communities – the other was Portland — in the top 32 places featured.
“Any organization desires a location that will allow the healthiest lifestyle and medical resources for its employees,” wrote the editors of BDO. “No matter what circumstances may arise in the boardroom or in the warehouse, employees need to be healthy in order to live well.”
