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Albany, OR vs Weiser, ID

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Is it cheaper to live in Weiser or is it cheaper to live in Albany?
- Weiser is 12.5% less expensive than Albany.

Which city has more affordable housing, Weiser or Albany?
- Weiser housing costs are 38.6% less expensive than Albany housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Albany or is Health Care more affordable in Weiser.
- Health related expenses are 9.5% more in Weiser.
 Albany, ORWeiser, IDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock85.9100
 Food & Groceries100.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock104.7100
 Housing121.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$303,100$338,100
 Utilities82  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock70.0100
 Miscellaneous96.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Albany    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

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I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

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Reviews for Weiser    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I love weiser the community always helps one another out. No one goes without. And it is very safe to raise children  More

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I would only give it one star except that their are some nice people there. There are many problems with this town. The City wants to make it a retirement community.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Only one grocery store no jobs and no public transportation and limited amount of police and their is an issue with racism in this town.it appears that the mayor and  More

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