| | Augusta, GA | Phoenix, AZ | United States |
| Overall | 80.0 | 113.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 95.3 | 97.3 | 100 |
| Health | 98.7 | 92.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 47.4 | 118.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $174,000 | $413,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,420.0% | 10,180.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 84.2 | 117.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 90.6 | 105.7 | 100 |
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I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries.
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Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta More
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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places More
Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments More
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