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Needles, CA vs Fort Mohave, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Fort Mohave or is it cheaper to live in Needles?
- Fort Mohave is 15.6% less expensive than Needles.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fort Mohave or Needles?
- Fort Mohave housing costs are 78.2% more expensive than Needles housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Needles or is Health Care more affordable in Fort Mohave.
- Health related expenses are 29.5% more in Fort Mohave.
 Needles, CAFort Mohave, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock100.1100
 Food & Groceries93.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock131.1100
 Housing47.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$212,500$338,100
 Utilities114  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock78.1100
 Miscellaneous110.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Needles    2 Reviews

I own a home in full, with no mortgage and a spacious yard. I can walk to white, sandy beach riverfront in 10 minutes from my front door. In 20 minutes I can be at  More

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Over 15 years ago

Have lived in Needles for 7 years now. This town is being over run with trash. The town is broke due to Dirt bags people that live off of the system. They said  More

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Reviews for Fort Mohave    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I came here to visit, but have decided to buy a house here instead. It seems to be a growing town with everything we need within 5 miles. There is a Smiths Grocery, and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Nine months out of the year the weather is gorgeous. Dry, clean air with the Colorado River winding down the west side of town. Shopping is big box but easy to get to,  More

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Over 12 years ago

Desert temperatures are expectably high, and at some few hundred feet above sea level and at the edge of the Mojave Desert, Fort Mo has seen many days topping over 110  More

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