| | Matthews, NC | San Tan Valley, AZ | United States |
| Overall | 102.5 | 102.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 100.5 | 97.2 | 100 |
| Health | 95.0 | 100.4 | 100 |
| Housing | 125.1 | 119.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $441,800 | $405,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,890.0% | 10,130.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 101.3 | 109.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 110.2 | 93.4 | 100 |
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Reviews for Matthews 
2 Reviews
Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes More
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Reviews for San Tan Valley 
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I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic More
This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions, More
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