| | Northampton, MA | Phoenix, AZ | United States |
| Overall | 102.8 | 113.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 108.5 | 97.3 | 100 |
| Health | 89.5 | 92.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 122.8 | 118.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $402,400 | $413,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,300.0% | 10,180.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 86.4 | 117.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 128.6 | 105.7 | 100 |
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Reviews for Northampton 
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I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to More
The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable More
Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars, More
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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places More
Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments More
Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area.
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