| | St. Paul, MN | Waterville, ME | United States |
| Overall | 102.3 | 88.6 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 100.2 | 104.5 | 100 |
| Health | 76.1 | 93.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 92.5 | 56.8 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $268,200 | $193,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,750.0% | 10,650.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 109.6 | 63.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 142.2 | 90.1 | 100 |
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Reviews for St. Paul 
24 Reviews
St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling More
I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how More
The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt. More
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Reviews for Waterville 
8 Reviews
just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad More
I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places More
Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction More
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