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Hooper, UT vs Meridian, ID

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Is it cheaper to live in Meridian or is it cheaper to live in Hooper?
- Meridian is 11.6% more expensive than Hooper.

Which city has more affordable housing, Meridian or Hooper?
- Meridian housing costs are 8.7% less expensive than Hooper housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Hooper or is Health Care more affordable in Meridian.
- Health related expenses are 2.0% less in Meridian.
 Hooper, UTMeridian, IDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock119.6100
 Food & Groceries96.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.3100
 Housing189.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$486,400$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock90.4100
 Miscellaneous91.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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