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Stuart, FL vs Tucumcari, NM

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Is it cheaper to live in Tucumcari or is it cheaper to live in Stuart?
- Tucumcari is 37.2% less expensive than Stuart.

Which city has more affordable housing, Tucumcari or Stuart?
- Tucumcari housing costs are 23.5% less expensive than Stuart housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Stuart or is Health Care more affordable in Tucumcari.
- Health related expenses are 15.6% less in Tucumcari.
 Stuart, FLTucumcari, NMUnited States
 Overall  Unlock66.6100
 Food & Groceries104.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock87.4100
 Housing101.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$77,700$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock65.1100
 Miscellaneous108.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Stuart    8 Reviews

After many years of globe trodding, I came upon Stuart out of sheer luck. I was offered a job at one of the local public schools, and I spent three wonderful years  More

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.... our horrendous experience owning a home in this area is not based on a "small" or "isolated" incident. Our family has been involved with SE Florida since the mid  More

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Think twice before you buy a vacation or winter home in this area of Florida, really, think twice. The realtors are astonishingly lawless, predatory, and truly  More

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Reviews for Tucumcari    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Never ever move  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do NOT move here unless you grew up here. It is far too harsh for out of town folk. Keep your eye on your tech at all times. Do NOT even blink, got  More

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Over 8 years ago

Leave that race behind; there's no winning in rush hour anxiety. Leave on a jet plane, arrive to solitude. Five exits off the *mother road* interstate highway 40 where  More

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