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Nampa, ID vs Midland, MI

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Is it cheaper to live in Midland or is it cheaper to live in Nampa?
- Midland is 18.1% less expensive than Nampa.

Which city has more affordable housing, Midland or Nampa?
- Midland housing costs are 48.0% less expensive than Nampa housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Nampa or is Health Care more affordable in Midland.
- Health related expenses are 9.4% less in Midland.
 Nampa, IDMidland, MIUnited States
 Overall  Unlock85.7100
 Food & Groceries91.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock92.1100
 Housing129.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$200,900$338,100
 Utilities92  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock85.1100
 Miscellaneous71.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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Reviews for Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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