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Dothan, AL vs Green Valley, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Green Valley or is it cheaper to live in Dothan?
- Green Valley is 20.6% more expensive than Dothan.

Which city has more affordable housing, Green Valley or Dothan?
- Green Valley housing costs are 60.5% more expensive than Dothan housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Dothan or is Health Care more affordable in Green Valley.
- Health related expenses are 28.2% less in Green Valley.
 Dothan, ALGreen Valley, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock97.0100
 Food & Groceries96.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock85.4100
 Housing50.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$291,600$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock91.3100
 Miscellaneous78.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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Reviews for Green Valley    10 Reviews

The quiet little community of Sahuarita is the setting for a new book to hit the markets in the fall of 2021 titled, Stored "A Serial Killers First-Class Ticket to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We decided on Green Valley for retirement after deciding against Las Vegas, northern AZ, and other 55 and over communities like Saddlebrooke and Quail Creek primarily  More

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My wife and I have lived here since 2016. Since GV is populated with oldsters we had thought it would be a welcoming community. Thinking neighbors would bring over  More

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