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Plainwell, MI vs Dumas, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in Dumas or is it cheaper to live in Plainwell?
- Dumas is 19.3% less expensive than Plainwell.

Which city has more affordable housing, Dumas or Plainwell?
- Dumas housing costs are 19.5% less expensive than Plainwell housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Plainwell or is Health Care more affordable in Dumas.
- Health related expenses are 23.8% more in Dumas.
 Plainwell, MIDumas, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock75.1100
 Food & Groceries94.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock114.9100
 Housing59.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$153,600$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock68.5100
 Miscellaneous89.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Plainwell    1 Reviews

Plainwell is just off US131 about 10 minutes north of Kalamazoo (pop 71,000) and 20 minutes south of Grand Rapids. Nice "class B" school with a high percentage going on  More

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Reviews for Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 18 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  More

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