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Eldorado, TX vs Capitan, NM

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Is it cheaper to live in Capitan or is it cheaper to live in Eldorado?
- Capitan is 19.1% more expensive than Eldorado.

Which city has more affordable housing, Capitan or Eldorado?
- Capitan housing costs are 82.6% more expensive than Eldorado housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Eldorado or is Health Care more affordable in Capitan.
- Health related expenses are 15.8% less in Capitan.
 Eldorado, TXCapitan, NMUnited States
 Overall  Unlock89.0100
 Food & Groceries90.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock85.8100
 Housing31.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$122,600$338,100
 Utilities105  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock74.9100
 Miscellaneous80.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Eldorado    2 Reviews

Great little town, watch your speed 60, 50, 40 ,30 just that fast. As you pass the LEO center a marked unit will be waiting. LEO was vey nice and professional. I was  More

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Over 5 years ago

Eldorado is a very small town with good people  More

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Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 8 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 19 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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