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Arlington, WA vs Fayetteville, NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Fayetteville or is it cheaper to live in Arlington?
- Fayetteville is 40.2% less expensive than Arlington.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fayetteville or Arlington?
- Fayetteville housing costs are 71.5% less expensive than Arlington housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Arlington or is Health Care more affordable in Fayetteville.
- Health related expenses are 32.4% more in Fayetteville.
 Arlington, WAFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock81.4100
 Food & Groceries102.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock114.8100
 Housing180.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$188,800$338,100
 Utilities71  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock77.1100
 Miscellaneous143.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 16 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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