2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Ashland, MA vs Silverthorne, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Silverthorne or is it cheaper to live in Ashland?
- Silverthorne is 0.1% more expensive than Ashland.

Which city has more affordable housing, Silverthorne or Ashland?
- Silverthorne housing costs are 42.9% more expensive than Ashland housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Ashland or is Health Care more affordable in Silverthorne.
- Health related expenses are 6.2% less in Silverthorne.
 Ashland, MASilverthorne, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock144.9100
 Food & Groceries108.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock83.5100
 Housing178.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$851,400$338,100
 Utilities113  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock72.1100
 Miscellaneous177.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Ashland    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Typical Massachussetts town. Quiet, good schools, very liberal, too high property taxes, constantly on a water  More

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Ashland is settled in Middlesex county between the busy Framingham and the high end and expensive Sherborn and Natick. We have the best of both worlds, close to  More

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Reviews for Silverthorne    2 Reviews

We've lived here 2 1/2 years, three winters now, and although I'm not a huge fan of winter, and there's a lot of it here, at least there are really fun things to do. We  More

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Over 19 years ago

Silverthorne is a great place to live, but the cost of housing and living has recently put a big separation between the working class and the rest of the  More

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