2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Selmer, TN vs Blountville, TN

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Is it cheaper to live in Blountville or is it cheaper to live in Selmer?
- Blountville is 8.0% more expensive than Selmer.

Which city has more affordable housing, Blountville or Selmer?
- Blountville housing costs are 146.9% more expensive than Selmer housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Selmer or is Health Care more affordable in Blountville.
- Health related expenses are 0.6% less in Blountville.
 Selmer, TNBlountville, TNUnited States
 Overall  Unlock79.2100
 Food & Groceries92.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock97.4100
 Housing25.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$231,300$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock77.7100
 Miscellaneous72.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Selmer    1 Reviews

Selmer's job market is shrinking by the hour. Literally (just about). We had 6 major factories that employed a majority of our population as recent as 5 years ago. Since  More

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Reviews for Blountville    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

My wife and I had lived in Upstate New York (snow-belt)for many years and then Key Largo, Florida for 5 years. East Tennessee is the best of both worlds: 1" to 5" of  More

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