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Edmonds, WA vs Great Falls, MT

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Is it cheaper to live in Great Falls or is it cheaper to live in Edmonds?
- Great Falls is 35.5% less expensive than Edmonds.

Which city has more affordable housing, Great Falls or Edmonds?
- Great Falls housing costs are 70.7% less expensive than Edmonds housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Edmonds or is Health Care more affordable in Great Falls.
- Health related expenses are 18.5% more in Great Falls.
 Edmonds, WAGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.9100
 Food & Groceries106.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.7100
 Housing271.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$268,300$338,100
 Utilities65  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock73.7100
 Miscellaneous143.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 13 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 13 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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Reviews for Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  More

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