| | Fort Smith, AR | Lawton, OK | United States |
| Overall | 76.6 | 74.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 93.7 | 90.0 | 100 |
| Health | 93.7 | 117.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 44.8 | 35.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $155,000 | $120,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,480.0% | 9,960.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 73.4 | 72.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 88.5 | 89.3 | 100 |
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Reviews for Fort Smith 
28 Reviews
I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS.
The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one More
I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's More
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If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its More
It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's More
The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into More
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