| | Shelby, NC | McKinney, TX | United States |
| Overall | 81.6 | 111.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 93.6 | 102.0 | 100 |
| Health | 115.5 | 101.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 56.3 | 141.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $156,900 | $503,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,870.0% | 10,020.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 68.4 | 92.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 81.5 | 102.7 | 100 |
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Reviews for Shelby 
1 Reviews
Not likely you'll settle here out of chance, a job will likely bring you here. I have lived in the Shelby area for the past ten years and have seen an explosion of More
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Reviews for Mckinney 
19 Reviews
Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of More
We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We More
I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York More
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