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Powder Springs, GA vs Birmingham, AL

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Is it cheaper to live in Birmingham or is it cheaper to live in Powder Springs?
- Birmingham is 20.8% less expensive than Powder Springs.

Which city has more affordable housing, Birmingham or Powder Springs?
- Birmingham housing costs are 71.6% less expensive than Powder Springs housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Powder Springs or is Health Care more affordable in Birmingham.
- Health related expenses are 23.6% more in Birmingham.
 Powder Springs, GABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.0100
 Food & Groceries96.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock122.0100
 Housing95.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$101,300$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock88.4100
 Miscellaneous104.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have spent over a decade living in Powder Springs and if you take anything from my review let it be it's a great place to live if you have money and are Caucasian but  More

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Over 19 years ago

Too many cars, too few direct routes, too few left turn lanes. The traffic here is bad just about all the time, not just "rush hour". Going to the YMCA can be a  More

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Over 20 years ago

Powder Springs is great! It's a wonderful place to raise a family. Good schools, incredibly cheap housing, cute, with an old-south charm. The people are remarkably  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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