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Spruce Pine, NC vs Fletcher, NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Fletcher or is it cheaper to live in Spruce Pine?
- Fletcher is 26.3% more expensive than Spruce Pine.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fletcher or Spruce Pine?
- Fletcher housing costs are 117.1% more expensive than Spruce Pine housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Spruce Pine or is Health Care more affordable in Fletcher.
- Health related expenses are 1.9% more in Fletcher.
 Spruce Pine, NCFletcher, NCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock102.4100
 Food & Groceries97.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock125.7100
 Housing55.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$399,100$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock83.8100
 Miscellaneous75.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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