| | Merriam, KS | Alamosa, CO | United States |
| Overall | 106.2 | 81.4 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 98.5 | 99.3 | 100 |
| Health | 101.2 | 93.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 85.7 | 67.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $272,600 | $267,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,970.0% | 10,640.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 83.1 | 66.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 124.4 | 97.3 | 100 |
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Reviews for Merriam 
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n my opinion "Dan Leaps" pesonal agenda to promote (at best) a dead style of music is a direct reflecton of his failure in the music business. Creating a political More
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Reviews for Alamosa 
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Rating 1 out of 5
This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money. More
If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable More
Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that More
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