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Hot Springs, AR vs Columbia, MO

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Is it cheaper to live in Columbia or is it cheaper to live in Hot Springs?
- Columbia is 7.8% more expensive than Hot Springs.

Which city has more affordable housing, Columbia or Hot Springs?
- Columbia housing costs are 22.2% more expensive than Hot Springs housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Hot Springs or is Health Care more affordable in Columbia.
- Health related expenses are 30.0% more in Columbia.
 Hot Springs, ARColumbia, MOUnited States
 Overall  Unlock90.0100
 Food & Groceries95.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock124.8100
 Housing64.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$269,200$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock73.8100
 Miscellaneous89.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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