2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Kent, WA vs Conway, WA

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Is it cheaper to live in Conway or is it cheaper to live in Kent?
- Conway is 25.6% less expensive than Kent.

Which city has more affordable housing, Conway or Kent?
- Conway housing costs are 23.5% less expensive than Kent housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Kent or is Health Care more affordable in Conway.
- Health related expenses are 10.3% more in Conway.
 Kent, WAConway, WAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock117.7100
 Food & Groceries102.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock97.3100
 Housing187.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$572,500$338,100
 Utilities74  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock96.0100
 Miscellaneous151.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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Reviews for Conway    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We currently live in Conway and although our kids haven't started school yet I have heard that the lots of people like to live in the Conway School district just because  More

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