2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
San Tan Valley, AZ vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Is it cheaper to live in Fort Wayne or is it cheaper to live in San Tan Valley?
- Fort Wayne is 19.6% less expensive than San Tan Valley.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fort Wayne or San Tan Valley?
- Fort Wayne housing costs are 50.5% less expensive than San Tan Valley housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in San Tan Valley or is Health Care more affordable in Fort Wayne.
- Health related expenses are 3.7% less in Fort Wayne.
 San Tan Valley, AZFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Overall  Unlock82.0100
 Food & Groceries97.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock96.7100
 Housing119.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$196,900$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock81.5100
 Miscellaneous93.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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