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Cornelia, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Is it cheaper to live in Athens-Clarke County or is it cheaper to live in Cornelia?
- Athens-Clarke County is 5.9% more expensive than Cornelia.

Which city has more affordable housing, Athens-Clarke County or Cornelia?
- Athens-Clarke County housing costs are 39.1% more expensive than Cornelia housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Cornelia or is Health Care more affordable in Athens-Clarke County.
- Health related expenses are 6.1% less in Athens-Clarke County.
 Cornelia, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.6100
 Food & Groceries95.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock95.8100
 Housing57.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$280,500$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock80.0100
 Miscellaneous80.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Cornelia    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I grewup near Cornelia, it suffers the same as many small towns north of the Big city. As a bedroom community housing prices jumped out of range for most locals. A lot  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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