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Thousand Palms, CA vs Hot Springs, AR

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Is it cheaper to live in Hot Springs or is it cheaper to live in Thousand Palms?
- Hot Springs is 36.4% less expensive than Thousand Palms.

Which city has more affordable housing, Hot Springs or Thousand Palms?
- Hot Springs housing costs are 36.6% less expensive than Thousand Palms housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Thousand Palms or is Health Care more affordable in Hot Springs.
- Health related expenses are 10.0% more in Hot Springs.
 Thousand Palms, CAHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Overall  Unlock83.5100
 Food & Groceries97.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock96.0100
 Housing101.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$231,700$338,100
 Utilities107  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock75.4100
 Miscellaneous111.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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