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Marion, IN vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Scottsdale or is it cheaper to live in Marion?
- Scottsdale is 65.4% more expensive than Marion.

Which city has more affordable housing, Scottsdale or Marion?
- Scottsdale housing costs are 690.8% more expensive than Marion housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Marion or is Health Care more affordable in Scottsdale.
- Health related expenses are 0.3% less in Scottsdale.
 Marion, INScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock113.0100
 Food & Groceries90.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock92.5100
 Housing29.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$721,200$338,100
 Utilities91  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock109.2100
 Miscellaneous78.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Marion    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Let me start off with a positive tone. Marion is blessed by its surrounding small towns. if you like to just drive and the beautifully manicured farms of corn and soy,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kokomo, in water rendered undrinkable: I miss my home town water....Marion,  More

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Over 17 years ago

I found that the water would give me a bad case of diarhea. nothing more unpleasent than that. I lived there four two years and after a awhile I figured maybe it was the  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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