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Vicksburg, MS vs Dothan, AL

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Is it cheaper to live in Dothan or is it cheaper to live in Vicksburg?
- Dothan is 5.8% more expensive than Vicksburg.

Which city has more affordable housing, Dothan or Vicksburg?
- Dothan housing costs are 8.4% more expensive than Vicksburg housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Vicksburg or is Health Care more affordable in Dothan.
- Health related expenses are 15.2% more in Dothan.
 Vicksburg, MSDothan, ALUnited States
 Overall  Unlock80.4100
 Food & Groceries98.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock118.9100
 Housing46.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$181,400$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock79.1100
 Miscellaneous78.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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