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Dothan, AL vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Scottsdale or is it cheaper to live in Dothan?
- Scottsdale is 40.5% more expensive than Dothan.

Which city has more affordable housing, Scottsdale or Dothan?
- Scottsdale housing costs are 356.3% more expensive than Dothan housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Dothan or is Health Care more affordable in Scottsdale.
- Health related expenses are 22.2% less in Scottsdale.
 Dothan, ALScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock113.0100
 Food & Groceries96.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock92.5100
 Housing50.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$721,200$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock109.2100
 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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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