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Hot Springs, AR vs Elephant Butte, NM

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Is it cheaper to live in Elephant Butte or is it cheaper to live in Hot Springs?
- Elephant Butte is 12.2% less expensive than Hot Springs.

Which city has more affordable housing, Elephant Butte or Hot Springs?
- Elephant Butte housing costs are 4.3% less expensive than Hot Springs housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Hot Springs or is Health Care more affordable in Elephant Butte.
- Health related expenses are 9.3% less in Elephant Butte.
 Hot Springs, ARElephant Butte, NMUnited States
 Overall  Unlock73.3100
 Food & Groceries95.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock87.1100
 Housing64.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$187,700$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock69.4100
 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 Elephant Butte    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Hot, dry summers, cool winters - housing here is more occupied than what appears on the site. Neighborhoods are middle class and then the unoccupied housing are weekend  More

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