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Liberal, KS vs Shawnee, OK

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Is it cheaper to live in Shawnee or is it cheaper to live in Liberal?
- Shawnee is 2.3% more expensive than Liberal.

Which city has more affordable housing, Shawnee or Liberal?
- Shawnee housing costs are 34.4% less expensive than Liberal housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Liberal or is Health Care more affordable in Shawnee.
- Health related expenses are 1.3% less in Shawnee.
 Liberal, KSShawnee, OKUnited States
 Overall  Unlock75.8100
 Food & Groceries93.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock112.2100
 Housing41.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$129,900$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock73.2100
 Miscellaneous86.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Liberal    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The people of the Liberal Kansas population in this this website and others is very wrong. The Hispanc population of Liberal is around 70%. I am one one them and proud  More

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Over 16 years ago

Im from Liberal Kansas, and Im an addopted Mexican. The population of Hispanics in Liberal is 70%, and the black and white population is about the same. Here the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good ethnic diversity compared to the rest of Kansas Cons: 1. Very poor  More

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Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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