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Graham, NC vs Mentor, OH

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Is it cheaper to live in Mentor or is it cheaper to live in Graham?
- Mentor is 0.4% more expensive than Graham.

Which city has more affordable housing, Mentor or Graham?
- Mentor housing costs are 27.0% more expensive than Graham housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Graham or is Health Care more affordable in Mentor.
- Health related expenses are 16.5% less in Mentor.
 Graham, NCMentor, OHUnited States
 Overall  Unlock84.0100
 Food & Groceries95.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock83.7100
 Housing60.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$232,600$338,100
 Utilities103  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock84.9100
 Miscellaneous96.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

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Reviews for Mentor    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There are some things about Mentor that are great, the schools are very good and the people (generally) friendly. The biggest issue I have had with the city is the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Snows from about October or November until approximately mid-to-late March, though one year it snowed until nearly June! Used to have four distinct seasons, but now  More

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Over 18 years ago

The City of Mentor ranks 7th in the state of Ohio interms of the number of manufacturing firms, and 10th in terms of the number of individuals involved in manufacturing  More

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