| | Carlsbad, NM | Waynesboro, VA | United States |
| Overall | 77.9 | 80.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 92.7 | 96.4 | 100 |
| Health | 86.1 | 102.8 | 100 |
| Housing | 50.7 | 70.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $183,800 | $265,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,710.0% | 9,770.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 69.9 | 67.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 83.5 | 100.9 | 100 |
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Reviews for Carlsbad 
15 Reviews
We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly More
Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy More
I've lived here ten years and hate it. It's an oilfield town and they take advantage of that by doing a lot of price gouging... it's very difficult to find reasonably More
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Reviews for Waynesboro 5 Reviews
Thinking of living in Waynesboro. Really nice, friendly people and a great City to live in as long as you plan to stay. You'll be penalized for living there any time More
Don't know why it was given top ratings. Worse place ever!!!! They do not hire people over 40 and they claim to be veteran friendly but they aren't. I retired from the More
Waynesboro is horrible dont move here! I been here unfortunately all my life im 29. People here suck old ppl scared to do the speed limit so traffic is jammed up during More
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