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McDonough, GA vs Wilson, NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Wilson or is it cheaper to live in McDonough?
- Wilson is 22.9% less expensive than McDonough.

Which city has more affordable housing, Wilson or McDonough?
- Wilson housing costs are 48.4% less expensive than McDonough housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in McDonough or is Health Care more affordable in Wilson.
- Health related expenses are 29.9% more in Wilson.
 McDonough, GAWilson, NCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock78.0100
 Food & Groceries96.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock130.0100
 Housing91.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$182,900$338,100
 Utilities102  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock65.8100
 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 Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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