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Conway, AR vs Mesa, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Mesa or is it cheaper to live in Conway?
- Mesa is 38.0% more expensive than Conway.

Which city has more affordable housing, Mesa or Conway?
- Mesa housing costs are 97.6% more expensive than Conway housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Conway or is Health Care more affordable in Mesa.
- Health related expenses are 1.1% more in Mesa.
 Conway, ARMesa, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock113.0100
 Food & Groceries97.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock92.5100
 Housing61.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$425,900$338,100
 Utilities92  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock114.0100
 Miscellaneous86.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Conway    13 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have been a resident in Conway most of my life. Conway is a nice college town. The humidity can be really intense at times. Summers can be quite miserable with high  More

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We moved to Conway from the Dallas, Texas area in 2010. Housing is more affordable here in Conway due to the dramatically lower real estate taxes. There are many more  More

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It is young - 26.8 median age It is smart - 3 colleges, 36% of the pop has a college degree It is affordable - 86.3 index It is convenient - 30 minutes from LR.  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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