| | Salem, OR | Vancouver, WA | United States |
| Overall | 104.0 | 122.8 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 100.3 | 101.2 | 100 |
| Health | 92.8 | 91.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 121.5 | 147.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $399,000 | $473,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 7,930.0% | 7,450.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 96.1 | 124.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 103.6 | 130.3 | 100 |
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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
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
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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This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I More
Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling More
The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption More
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