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Alamosa, CO vs Brigham City, UT

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Is it cheaper to live in Brigham City or is it cheaper to live in Alamosa?
- Brigham City is 23.8% more expensive than Alamosa.

Which city has more affordable housing, Brigham City or Alamosa?
- Brigham City housing costs are 55.9% more expensive than Alamosa housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Alamosa or is Health Care more affordable in Brigham City.
- Health related expenses are 9.7% more in Brigham City.
 Alamosa, COBrigham City, UTUnited States
 Overall  Unlock100.8100
 Food & Groceries99.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.6100
 Housing67.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$352,400$338,100
 Utilities106  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock90.3100
 Miscellaneous97.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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Reviews for Brigham City    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Brigham City internet wx forecast is pretty accurate, but the TV forecasts are seldom  More

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Over 15 years ago

Has everything you need EXCEPT a good coffee shop! Be prepared to go to Ogden or Logan, or buy online.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Most people are Mormon in this city. The culture of the city seems strongly influenced by  More

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