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McDonough, GA vs Ooltewah, TN

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Is it cheaper to live in Ooltewah or is it cheaper to live in McDonough?
- Ooltewah is 11.4% less expensive than McDonough.

Which city has more affordable housing, Ooltewah or McDonough?
- Ooltewah housing costs are 24.4% more expensive than McDonough housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in McDonough or is Health Care more affordable in Ooltewah.
- Health related expenses are 0.0% less in Ooltewah.
 McDonough, GAOoltewah, TNUnited States
 Overall  Unlock89.7100
 Food & Groceries96.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.1100
 Housing91.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$386,100$338,100
 Utilities102  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock84.7100
 Miscellaneous103.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Mcdonough    11 Reviews

Great place to live and u Union grove schools are great. There’s plenty of things to do with a short 30 min drive to Atlanta and traffic is nothing like New York ,  More

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When I moved here a few years ago from the northeast, I was hoping to live the rest of my life in McDonough. I love the warmer climate, especially our spring and fall  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 4 years. There is nothing to do outside of eat food, watch a movie, or go bowling. There is nothing else to do. Lots of shopping so if you wanna  More

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Reviews for Ooltewah    2 Reviews

Located approximately twenty-five minutes from a renewed downtown Chattanooga and touching the shores of Chickamauga Lake, Ooltewah is positioned to be the premier  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocated to TN a year ago from Boston area. Ooltewah is growing fast, new services are coming to town every day. Accessible to the Freeway, minutes from downtown  More

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