| | Philadelphia, PA | Carlsbad, NM | United States |
| Overall | 104.3 | 77.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 102.5 | 92.7 | 100 |
| Health | 102.1 | 86.1 | 100 |
| Housing | 75.9 | 50.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $205,900 | $183,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,770.0% | 8,710.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 141.9 | 69.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 109.5 | 83.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for Philadelphia 
139 Reviews
Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great More
I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years. More
Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt More
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Reviews for Carlsbad 15 Reviews
We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly More
Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy More
I've lived here ten years and hate it. It's an oilfield town and they take advantage of that by doing a lot of price gouging... it's very difficult to find reasonably More
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