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Shelby, NC vs Fletcher, NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Fletcher or is it cheaper to live in Shelby?
- Fletcher is 25.5% more expensive than Shelby.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fletcher or Shelby?
- Fletcher housing costs are 113.7% more expensive than Shelby housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Shelby or is Health Care more affordable in Fletcher.
- Health related expenses are 8.8% more in Fletcher.
 Shelby, NCFletcher, NCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock102.4100
 Food & Groceries93.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock125.7100
 Housing56.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$399,100$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock83.8100
 Miscellaneous81.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Shelby    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Not likely you'll settle here out of chance, a job will likely bring you here. I have lived in the Shelby area for the past ten years and have seen an explosion of  More

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Reviews for Fletcher    6 Reviews

The actual average snowfall in Fletcher NC is 1" it would be lower if the very rare snowfall during the winter of 2009-2010 was not taken into consideration and factored  More

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Hi Again, just a final note on this subject for now; The site here inducates a annual average of 3.6" which is likely a typo dropping of the 10. I've lived here since  More

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Over 15 years ago

Updating as we are well into spring. The total Snowfall this winter is just over 38 inches, that is Thirty-Eight inches, the average here is around 13" with a seasonal  More

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