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Truth or Consequences, NM vs Joplin, MO

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Is it cheaper to live in Joplin or is it cheaper to live in Truth or Consequences?
- Joplin is 5.5% more expensive than Truth or Consequences.

Which city has more affordable housing, Joplin or Truth or Consequences?
- Joplin housing costs are 20.5% more expensive than Truth or Consequences housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Truth or Consequences or is Health Care more affordable in Joplin.
- Health related expenses are 20.0% more in Joplin.
 Truth or Consequences, NMJoplin, MOUnited States
 Overall  Unlock77.3100
 Food & Groceries89.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock104.5100
 Housing36.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$166,600$338,100
 Utilities106  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock73.4100
 Miscellaneous73.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Truth Or Consequences    3 Reviews

I've lived here 10 years and was recently thinking about adding to my small rental portfolio...then I saw an episode of Island Life and Hawaii Life and remembered how  More

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Occasional crime sprees (series of break-ins, robberies) interspersed with fairly long periods of quiet. I feel MUCH safe than I would living in Albuquerque and will go  More

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Over 12 years ago

numbers can be deceiving-the stats don't look bad here for a lot of categories....but I lived in T or c for 7 yrs...maybe the air is clean in regard to normal industrial  More

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Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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