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Farmington, UT vs St. Maries, ID

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Is it cheaper to live in St. Maries or is it cheaper to live in Farmington?
- St. Maries is 27.7% less expensive than Farmington.

Which city has more affordable housing, St. Maries or Farmington?
- St. Maries housing costs are 58.6% less expensive than Farmington housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Farmington or is Health Care more affordable in St. Maries.
- Health related expenses are 0.9% less in St. Maries.
 Farmington, UTSt. Maries, IDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock82.9100
 Food & Groceries96.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.6100
 Housing198.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$193,800$338,100
 Utilities92  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock73.3100
 Miscellaneous110.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Farmington    2 Reviews

I have lived here 4 and half years in Farmington Greens subdivision. It started out nice. I picked it because it was close to Station Park which we did enjoy. Great  More

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An friendly, family centered city. Close to Salt Lake, close to skiing and outdoor activities. Farmington offers community arts and theater along with sports activity  More

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Reviews for St. Maries    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

After spending some time in North Idaho we decided to settle down in Saint Maries. It's a reasonable commute to Coeur d'Alene for my husband where he found a job as a  More

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Over 2 years ago

Was a little out of the way but I was promised that I wouldn't regret my visit, but that I had to go fishing so I guess that's a big thing there. I had a very nice time,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here for over a year, very friendly people and don't have to deal with crowds or rude people. It's pretty much everything I expected when choosing to move to  More

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