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Hendersonville, NC vs Columbus, GA

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Is it cheaper to live in Columbus or is it cheaper to live in Hendersonville?
- Columbus is 23.8% less expensive than Hendersonville.

Which city has more affordable housing, Columbus or Hendersonville?
- Columbus housing costs are 59.0% less expensive than Hendersonville housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Hendersonville or is Health Care more affordable in Columbus.
- Health related expenses are 20.6% less in Columbus.
 Hendersonville, NCColumbus, GAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock78.0100
 Food & Groceries101.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.8100
 Housing106.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$140,900$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock79.8100
 Miscellaneous110.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 7 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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