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Charlestown, RI vs Northampton, MA

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Is it cheaper to live in Northampton or is it cheaper to live in Charlestown?
- Northampton is 17.3% less expensive than Charlestown.

Which city has more affordable housing, Northampton or Charlestown?
- Northampton housing costs are 31.9% less expensive than Charlestown housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Charlestown or is Health Care more affordable in Northampton.
- Health related expenses are 3.7% more in Northampton.
 Charlestown, RINorthampton, MAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock102.8100
 Food & Groceries107.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock89.5100
 Housing180.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$402,400$338,100
 Utilities115  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock86.4100
 Miscellaneous127.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Charlestown    2 Reviews

Although living in the South County area of Rhode Island has many advantages (the ocean and beach, quite rural areas, great schools, and very little serious crime),  More

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Charlestown, RI is a beautiful oceanside community with some of the best sandy beaches in all of New England (no kidding, as evidenced by all of the out-of-state  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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