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Starkville, MS vs Spring Hill, TN

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Is it cheaper to live in Spring Hill or is it cheaper to live in Starkville?
- Spring Hill is 72.1% more expensive than Starkville.

Which city has more affordable housing, Spring Hill or Starkville?
- Spring Hill housing costs are 103.6% more expensive than Starkville housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Starkville or is Health Care more affordable in Spring Hill.
- Health related expenses are 3.5% less in Spring Hill.
 Starkville, MSSpring Hill, TNUnited States
 Overall  Unlock139.4100
 Food & Groceries102.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.0100
 Housing64.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$508,000$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock113.6100
 Miscellaneous78.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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Reviews for Spring Hill    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Deciding to leave Illinois due to the cold and new Income Tax increase. How is the weather, are the locals receptive to more "yankees" moving to town? Is the commute bad  More

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Over 15 years ago

The great thing about Spring Hill is that you get a small town feel even though it's not really a small town anymore and yet, very close to A LOT of restaurants and  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've lived in this town for over ten years. Before Saturn it was a small, rural community with a k-12 school, co-op and Kirk's general store. By 1999, the town began  More

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