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Soldotna, AK vs Grangeville, ID

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Is it cheaper to live in Grangeville or is it cheaper to live in Soldotna?
- Grangeville is 13.8% less expensive than Soldotna.

Which city has more affordable housing, Grangeville or Soldotna?
- Grangeville housing costs are 16.5% less expensive than Soldotna housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Soldotna or is Health Care more affordable in Grangeville.
- Health related expenses are 15.7% less in Grangeville.
 Soldotna, AKGrangeville, IDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.6100
 Food & Groceries122.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock109.5100
 Housing91.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$288,600$338,100
 Utilities117  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock69.8100
 Miscellaneous111.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Soldotna    1 Reviews

May through late August: Summer with highs being in the 70's. This Summer (2006) so far it's been mainly cloudy and rainy. Our Summer daylight is awesome though, and  More

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Reviews for Grangeville    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you enjoy drug use and gossip and a poor school system this is your ideal town. Infidelity is the norm in this town filled with unhappy people.  More

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I just wonder why over 60% of the people would "disagree" with the post above. Is it not 70 miles to the nearest major shopping? Are the winters not long and  More

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We moved to Grangeville in 1978 from San Diego, believe it or not, and we throughly enjoyed this small town and all the recreational activities (hiking, fishing,  More

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