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Riverdale, GA vs Roswell, GA

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Is it cheaper to live in Roswell or is it cheaper to live in Riverdale?
- Roswell is 22.8% more expensive than Riverdale.

Which city has more affordable housing, Roswell or Riverdale?
- Roswell housing costs are 209.2% more expensive than Riverdale housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Riverdale or is Health Care more affordable in Roswell.
- Health related expenses are 0.6% more in Roswell.
 Riverdale, GARoswell, GAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock113.3100
 Food & Groceries92.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock98.8100
 Housing55.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$575,400$338,100
 Utilities104  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock123.0100
 Miscellaneous85.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Riverdale    2 Reviews

Small city right outside of Atlanta GA.   More

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Over 19 years ago

The Riverdale area is an up and coming area. This area is already on the bus line, close to highways, and less than 10 miles to the  More

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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