2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Lexington, KY vs Spring Valley, NV

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Is it cheaper to live in Spring Valley or is it cheaper to live in Lexington?
- Spring Valley is 21.8% more expensive than Lexington.

Which city has more affordable housing, Spring Valley or Lexington?
- Spring Valley housing costs are 19.0% more expensive than Lexington housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Lexington or is Health Care more affordable in Spring Valley.
- Health related expenses are 7.4% less in Spring Valley.
 Lexington, KYSpring Valley, NVUnited States
 Overall  Unlock110.6100
 Food & Groceries98.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.0100
 Housing81.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$365,800$338,100
 Utilities91  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock125.0100
 Miscellaneous90.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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Reviews for Spring Valley    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Spring Valley, at one time was a lovely small place to live, we were in the upper elevation of the valley with some distance between us and the rest of Las Vegas.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Spring Valley for 33 years. Same house, raised three children and all the things that go with that. We were among the first wave of residents back in  More

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