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Southgate, MI vs Cookeville, TN

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Is it cheaper to live in Cookeville or is it cheaper to live in Southgate?
- Cookeville is 5.1% less expensive than Southgate.

Which city has more affordable housing, Cookeville or Southgate?
- Cookeville housing costs are 43.8% more expensive than Southgate housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Southgate or is Health Care more affordable in Cookeville.
- Health related expenses are 60.8% more in Cookeville.
 Southgate, MICookeville, TNUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.1100
 Food & Groceries92.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock131.5100
 Housing53.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$287,300$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock67.5100
 Miscellaneous113.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Southgate    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Every city has it's positives and negatives. Southgate's positives to name a few include relatively inexpensive housing, a decent public transportation system, no lack  More

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Over 16 years ago

Southgate is a quiet city. The roads could use a little fixing however if transportation were an issue between the buses and taxis you can pretty much get anywhere you  More

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Over 16 years ago

19 students per teacher?? In my dreams. I teach for Southgate schools, and the average class size is around 32, so you folks should either go back to math class, or  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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