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Spruce Pine, NC vs Highlands, NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Highlands or is it cheaper to live in Spruce Pine?
- Highlands is 11.2% more expensive than Spruce Pine.

Which city has more affordable housing, Highlands or Spruce Pine?
- Highlands housing costs are 271.7% more expensive than Spruce Pine housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Spruce Pine or is Health Care more affordable in Highlands.
- Health related expenses are 1.1% less in Highlands.
 Spruce Pine, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock90.2100
 Food & Groceries97.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock121.9100
 Housing55.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$794,000$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock69.0100
 Miscellaneous75.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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