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Morrow, GA vs Highlands, NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Highlands or is it cheaper to live in Morrow?
- Highlands is 2.3% less expensive than Morrow.

Which city has more affordable housing, Highlands or Morrow?
- Highlands housing costs are 280.6% more expensive than Morrow housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Morrow or is Health Care more affordable in Highlands.
- Health related expenses are 24.1% more in Highlands.
 Morrow, GAHighlands, NCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock90.2100
 Food & Groceries92.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock121.9100
 Housing54.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$794,000$338,100
 Utilities105  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock69.0100
 Miscellaneous84.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Morrow    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I like Morrow because it's still a solid neighbor. They are families that have lived here for more than twenty years. Many of the city empolyees live in these  More

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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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