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Fairmont, WV vs North Charleston, SC

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Is it cheaper to live in North Charleston or is it cheaper to live in Fairmont?
- North Charleston is 44.5% more expensive than Fairmont.

Which city has more affordable housing, North Charleston or Fairmont?
- North Charleston housing costs are 80.3% more expensive than Fairmont housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fairmont or is Health Care more affordable in North Charleston.
- Health related expenses are 22.1% less in North Charleston.
 Fairmont, WVNorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock112.0100
 Food & Groceries98.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock96.7100
 Housing42.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$272,000$338,100
 Utilities87  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock86.9100
 Miscellaneous104.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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