| | Salem, OR | Phoenix, AZ | United States |
| Overall | 104.0 | 113.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 100.3 | 97.3 | 100 |
| Health | 92.8 | 92.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 121.5 | 118.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $399,000 | $413,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 7,930.0% | 10,180.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 96.1 | 117.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 103.6 | 105.7 | 100 |
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After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone More
Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse More
I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I More
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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments More
Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area.
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I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put More
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