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Safford, AZ vs Elephant Butte, NM

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Is it cheaper to live in Elephant Butte or is it cheaper to live in Safford?
- Elephant Butte is 13.5% less expensive than Safford.

Which city has more affordable housing, Elephant Butte or Safford?
- Elephant Butte housing costs are 8.5% less expensive than Safford housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Safford or is Health Care more affordable in Elephant Butte.
- Health related expenses are 17.7% less in Elephant Butte.
 Safford, AZElephant Butte, NMUnited States
 Overall  Unlock73.3100
 Food & Groceries95.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock87.1100
 Housing67.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$187,700$338,100
 Utilities105  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock69.4100
 Miscellaneous76.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Safford    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The newest percentage of unemployment in Graham County is 8.6 percent in mid-2012 , which is down quite a bit from 11.3 in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Safford and Graham county have only 2 seasons, summer and not summer. Too hot from june 1st through september. Allergies are a problem in this area due to dirty air and  More

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Our teachers are overwhelmed and most classes that I am aware of have at least 23 or more students. Some class sizes are reported to be above 30 per teacher. Our town  More

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Reviews for Elephant Butte    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Hot, dry summers, cool winters - housing here is more occupied than what appears on the site. Neighborhoods are middle class and then the unoccupied housing are weekend  More

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