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Fargo, ND vs Mansfield, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in Mansfield or is it cheaper to live in Fargo?
- Mansfield is 12.0% more expensive than Fargo.

Which city has more affordable housing, Mansfield or Fargo?
- Mansfield housing costs are 39.4% more expensive than Fargo housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fargo or is Health Care more affordable in Mansfield.
- Health related expenses are 4.5% more in Mansfield.
 Fargo, NDMansfield, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock101.5100
 Food & Groceries99.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.3100
 Housing86.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$413,000$338,100
 Utilities92  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock117.8100
 Miscellaneous108.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  More

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Reviews for Mansfield    15 Reviews

I lived in Mansfield for over 15 years. Now it's so crowded, poor infrastructure, slow trash pick up and house are being built on top of each other. Now they are trying  More

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Over 5 years ago

Be careful moving to this town, they build new houses and schools very close to active gas wells. Over 50 active gas wells in this town, some homes are few hundred feet  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Mansfield about 18 years. It has grown a lot but I believe they’re doing pretty good with keeping up with the number of people except possibly the traffic  More

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