| | Athens, TX | Cambridge, MD | United States |
| Overall | 89.1 | 81.4 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 93.9 | 98.5 | 100 |
| Health | 102.1 | 85.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 61.7 | 53.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $219,800 | $232,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,130.0% | 10,810.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 67.7 | 75.2 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 83.2 | 83.3 | 100 |
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Reviews for Athens 
2 Reviews
Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have More
Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens More
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Reviews for Cambridge 
5 Reviews
This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large More
The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair More
Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about More
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