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Sedona, AZ vs Santa Fe, NM

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Is it cheaper to live in Santa Fe or is it cheaper to live in Sedona?
- Santa Fe is 1.8% less expensive than Sedona.

Which city has more affordable housing, Santa Fe or Sedona?
- Santa Fe housing costs are 32.5% less expensive than Sedona housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Sedona or is Health Care more affordable in Santa Fe.
- Health related expenses are 36.5% less in Santa Fe.
 Sedona, AZSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Overall114.1112.0100
 Food & Groceries104.6101.0100
 Health129.582.2100
 Housing238.6161.1100
 Median Home Cost$866,900$541,100$338,100
 Utilities104100100
 Transportation81.480.2100
 Miscellaneous90.2107.6100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 4 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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