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St. George, UT vs Palmer, AK

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Is it cheaper to live in Palmer or is it cheaper to live in St. George?
- Palmer is 0.8% more expensive than St. George.

Which city has more affordable housing, Palmer or St. George?
- Palmer housing costs are 36.0% less expensive than St. George housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in St. George or is Health Care more affordable in Palmer.
- Health related expenses are 14.4% more in Palmer.
 St. George, UTPalmer, AKUnited States
 Overall  Unlock110.8100
 Food & Groceries93.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock127.2100
 Housing144.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$351,300$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock121.6100
 Miscellaneous93.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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