| | Waterville, ME | Montgomery, AL | United States |
| Overall | 88.6 | 79.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 104.5 | 92.9 | 100 |
| Health | 93.6 | 120.9 | 100 |
| Housing | 56.8 | 37.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $193,200 | $126,700 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,650.0% | 10,180.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 63.0 | 81.4 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 90.1 | 82.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for Waterville 
8 Reviews
just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad More
I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places More
Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction More
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Reviews for Montgomery 
31 Reviews
Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida, More
Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and More
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