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Shawnee, OK vs Choctaw, OK

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Is it cheaper to live in Choctaw or is it cheaper to live in Shawnee?
- Choctaw is 12.8% more expensive than Shawnee.

Which city has more affordable housing, Choctaw or Shawnee?
- Choctaw housing costs are 190.3% more expensive than Shawnee housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Shawnee or is Health Care more affordable in Choctaw.
- Health related expenses are 5.3% less in Choctaw.
 Shawnee, OKChoctaw, OKUnited States
 Overall  Unlock85.5100
 Food & Groceries92.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock106.2100
 Housing26.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$266,200$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock105.0100
 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 Choctaw    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I would like to know the origin of the city of Choctaw's name. Even though it is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma, there is not much information about the are of  More

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