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Mountlake Terrace, WA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Is it cheaper to live in Athens-Clarke County or is it cheaper to live in Mountlake Terrace?
- Athens-Clarke County is 35.7% less expensive than Mountlake Terrace.

Which city has more affordable housing, Athens-Clarke County or Mountlake Terrace?
- Athens-Clarke County housing costs are 60.9% less expensive than Mountlake Terrace housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Mountlake Terrace or is Health Care more affordable in Athens-Clarke County.
- Health related expenses are 10.5% more in Athens-Clarke County.
 Mountlake Terrace, WAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.6100
 Food & Groceries103.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock95.8100
 Housing203.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$280,500$338,100
 Utilities68  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock80.0100
 Miscellaneous143.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Mountlake Terrace    2 Reviews

For YOUR Information: The Now Deceased Elise Gingerich, ISN'T Who You All Thought She Was, That Used To KNOW Her, In That Mount Lake Terrace, Washington Group Care Home,  More

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Not much to review, just a nice little city with a great location north of Seattle that's hiding between Shoreline, WA and Lynnwood, WA. Mountlake Terrace has one of the  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

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Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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