| | Roswell, NM | Atchison, KS | United States |
| Overall | 71.2 | 72.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 91.6 | 93.5 | 100 |
| Health | 87.0 | 106.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 41.2 | 31.8 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $152,500 | $129,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,400.0% | 10,430.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 70.4 | 66.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 78.9 | 91.0 | 100 |
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Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S. More
Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds! More
My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly. More
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Great Place to live! Story-book! More
A wonderful example of a town forcefully driven without a purpose. Set up as a perfect sleeper suburb of Kansas City, they have sabotaged themselves with short-sighted More
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