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South Padre Island, TX vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in San Tan Valley or is it cheaper to live in South Padre Island?
- San Tan Valley is 36.2% more expensive than South Padre Island.

Which city has more affordable housing, San Tan Valley or South Padre Island?
- San Tan Valley housing costs are 14.7% more expensive than South Padre Island housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in South Padre Island or is Health Care more affordable in San Tan Valley.
- Health related expenses are 0.4% more in San Tan Valley.
 South Padre Island, TXSan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock102.0100
 Food & Groceries98.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.4100
 Housing104.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$405,500$338,100
 Utilities86  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock109.0100
 Miscellaneous70.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for South Padre Island    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Winter is very mild and wonderful. Lots of wind year round. Summers are hot in the low 90's but  More

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Over 17 years ago

is th crime as bad as i hear thatit  More

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Reviews for San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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