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Southern Pines, NC vs Fort Mill, SC

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Is it cheaper to live in Fort Mill or is it cheaper to live in Southern Pines?
- Fort Mill is 6.9% more expensive than Southern Pines.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fort Mill or Southern Pines?
- Fort Mill housing costs are 9.1% more expensive than Southern Pines housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Southern Pines or is Health Care more affordable in Fort Mill.
- Health related expenses are 3.6% more in Fort Mill.
 Southern Pines, NCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock100.4100
 Food & Groceries99.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock111.5100
 Housing117.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$451,600$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock84.8100
 Miscellaneous111.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Southern Pines    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

It juest does not get any better than  More

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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