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Salem, OR vs Pleasant Grove, UT

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Is it cheaper to live in Pleasant Grove or is it cheaper to live in Salem?
- Pleasant Grove is 12.7% more expensive than Salem.

Which city has more affordable housing, Pleasant Grove or Salem?
- Pleasant Grove housing costs are 34.6% more expensive than Salem housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Salem or is Health Care more affordable in Pleasant Grove.
- Health related expenses are 9.6% more in Pleasant Grove.
 Salem, ORPleasant Grove, UTUnited States
 Overall  Unlock117.2100
 Food & Groceries100.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock101.7100
 Housing121.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$507,400$338,100
 Utilities79  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock91.2100
 Miscellaneous103.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Pleasant Grove    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

close to good biking  More

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Pleasant Grove has a small-town feel, but is very near to the large cities of Provo, Orem, and American Fork, with SLC just about 45 min away. It is a lovely, clean town  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the reasons I moved to Pleasant Grove is minimal traffic. There are some tough spots, but mostly little traffic, no traffic jams and almost no  More

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