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Pahrump, NV vs Boulder City, NV

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Is it cheaper to live in Boulder City or is it cheaper to live in Pahrump?
- Boulder City is 18.3% more expensive than Pahrump.

Which city has more affordable housing, Boulder City or Pahrump?
- Boulder City housing costs are 35.6% more expensive than Pahrump housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Pahrump or is Health Care more affordable in Boulder City.
- Health related expenses are 6.0% more in Boulder City.
 Pahrump, NVBoulder City, NVUnited States
 Overall  Unlock110.6100
 Food & Groceries100.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.0100
 Housing96.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$417,600$338,100
 Utilities102  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock116.8100
 Miscellaneous89.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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Reviews for Boulder City    4 Reviews

I'm an Air Force Veteran, born in New Jersey who left home at 18 and have live in at least 20 US towns and communities over the past fifty years. I moved out of Silicon  More

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Boulder City is all about Clean Green, but the only Dog Park in the city is all dirt. Henderson, NV and Las Vegas have multiple Grass dog parks. Boulder City has 3  More

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Over 17 years ago

All heavy truck traffic has been routed off the Hoover Dam since the 9-11 attacks due to national "infrastructure" security concerns and this has had the effect of  More

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