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Shawnee, OK vs Bentonville, AR

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Is it cheaper to live in Bentonville or is it cheaper to live in Shawnee?
- Bentonville is 20.8% more expensive than Shawnee.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bentonville or Shawnee?
- Bentonville housing costs are 317.5% more expensive than Shawnee housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Shawnee or is Health Care more affordable in Bentonville.
- Health related expenses are 18.1% less in Bentonville.
 Shawnee, OKBentonville, ARUnited States
 Overall  Unlock91.6100
 Food & Groceries92.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock91.9100
 Housing26.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$403,300$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock81.0100
 Miscellaneous82.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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Reviews for Bentonville    13 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Bentonville for 5 1/2 years and think it's a great city for families. There are tons of activities for kids and everything seems to be geared to young  More

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Nice people but there is no consumer protection. Be careful renting or spending on high ticket items.  More

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Mindy · 

People are friendly when out and about for the most part. Lots of people from India and CA are moving here. Walmart owns and controls EVERYTHING from the police  More

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