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St. Clair Shores, MI vs Salem, MA

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Is it cheaper to live in Salem or is it cheaper to live in St. Clair Shores?
- Salem is 34.3% more expensive than St. Clair Shores.

Which city has more affordable housing, Salem or St. Clair Shores?
- Salem housing costs are 174.7% more expensive than St. Clair Shores housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in St. Clair Shores or is Health Care more affordable in Salem.
- Health related expenses are 10.2% more in Salem.
 St. Clair Shores, MISalem, MAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock131.5100
 Food & Groceries94.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock88.6100
 Housing62.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$505,900$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock103.0100
 Miscellaneous108.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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