| | Akron, OH | Carthage, NC | United States |
| Overall | 80.8 | 93.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 93.5 | 97.5 | 100 |
| Health | 87.2 | 107.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 26.4 | 67.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $106,100 | $277,700 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,230.0% | 9,900.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 80.3 | 72.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 107.1 | 110.8 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Some call it "sweet carthage" really...no industry other than the "Chuck Wagon" restaurant. The city has had high hopes for years of becoming a tourist destination with More
Carthage, the county seat of Moore County, was once the center of manufacture of horse drawn carriages...before the automobile was discovered. It has been somewhat slow More
I have lived all over the world and never thought I would settle down. Somehow I ended up in North Carolina, close to Carthage. When I found out I was going to be a More
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