2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Burns, OR vs Cortez, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Cortez or is it cheaper to live in Burns?
- Cortez is 25.5% more expensive than Burns.

Which city has more affordable housing, Cortez or Burns?
- Cortez housing costs are 143.8% more expensive than Burns housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Burns or is Health Care more affordable in Cortez.
- Health related expenses are 23.4% less in Cortez.
 Burns, ORCortez, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock92.6100
 Food & Groceries95.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock80.2100
 Housing32.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$276,800$338,100
 Utilities88  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock74.3100
 Miscellaneous90.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Burns    3 Reviews

bob · 
Over 7 years ago

i love this place its nice no crime livin here for 39  More

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Over 7 years ago

Although there are some people who find it easy to ridicule and demean others, you will always find nice people if you look hard enough. For the most part people who  More

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Burns is pretty nigh inseparable from Hines...its basically the same miserable little town and overall garbage places to live. There is absolutely nowhere to rent with  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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