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Olive Branch, MS vs Jasper, AL

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Is it cheaper to live in Jasper or is it cheaper to live in Olive Branch?
- Jasper is 12.3% less expensive than Olive Branch.

Which city has more affordable housing, Jasper or Olive Branch?
- Jasper housing costs are 54.7% less expensive than Olive Branch housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Olive Branch or is Health Care more affordable in Jasper.
- Health related expenses are 24.5% more in Jasper.
 Olive Branch, MSJasper, ALUnited States
 Overall  Unlock80.4100
 Food & Groceries99.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock121.9100
 Housing94.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$208,400$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock87.7100
 Miscellaneous80.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Olive Branch    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Olive Branch used to be the perfect small town with large city access, but the city of Memphis became so bad we've been affected tremendously over the past few years.   More

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We moved to Olive Branch, MS in 2002 and have been very pleased with our choice. Housing is less expensive than in the other Memphis Metro areas and with the tax breaks  More

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Over 18 years ago

city struggling to keep up with  More

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Reviews for Jasper    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I had to edit my review. 11 years ago when I first moved to NW Alabama, Jasper was a great town to shop and eat. Not anymore. A large part of Jasper has now some  More

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Over 14 years ago

There isn't enough recreation or resources for the Disabled in my community. We have little to no shopping in Jasper. I currently do most of my shopping online, in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good  More

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