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Haiku-Pauwela, HI vs Scottsboro, AL

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Is it cheaper to live in Scottsboro or is it cheaper to live in Haiku-Pauwela?
- Scottsboro is 52.1% less expensive than Haiku-Pauwela.

Which city has more affordable housing, Scottsboro or Haiku-Pauwela?
- Scottsboro housing costs are 82.6% less expensive than Haiku-Pauwela housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Haiku-Pauwela or is Health Care more affordable in Scottsboro.
- Health related expenses are 17.0% more in Scottsboro.
 Haiku-Pauwela, HIScottsboro, ALUnited States
 Overall  Unlock76.7100
 Food & Groceries157.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock117.1100
 Housing278.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$175,600$338,100
 Utilities178  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock68.8100
 Miscellaneous95.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Haiku-Pauwela    1 Reviews

A feature of life on Maui Island for at least the past 12 years I've lived here; keep in mind that many longer timers than I lament even more the same things lost. Is  More

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Reviews for Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 18 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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