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Tomah, WI vs Hickory, NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Hickory or is it cheaper to live in Tomah?
- Hickory is 8.9% more expensive than Tomah.

Which city has more affordable housing, Hickory or Tomah?
- Hickory housing costs are 16.2% more expensive than Tomah housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Tomah or is Health Care more affordable in Hickory.
- Health related expenses are 15.0% more in Hickory.
 Tomah, WIHickory, NCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock89.0100
 Food & Groceries93.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock127.3100
 Housing61.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$255,500$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock79.8100
 Miscellaneous89.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Tomah    5 Reviews

Tomah is a perfect town if you enjoy a rural lifestyle and rural activities. One person's cultural activites are not another's. They do have a community theater which  More

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Tomah is a perfect town if you enjoy a rural lifestyle and rural activities. One person's cultural activites are not another's. They do have a community theater which  More

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Over 14 years ago

I can not understand why anyone would want to live in Tomah. Perhaps if you like to drink too much and owned a tavern and did some favors for people it would make sense  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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