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Wallace, ID vs Hailey, ID

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Is it cheaper to live in Hailey or is it cheaper to live in Wallace?
- Hailey is 73.8% more expensive than Wallace.

Which city has more affordable housing, Hailey or Wallace?
- Hailey housing costs are 317.5% more expensive than Wallace housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Wallace or is Health Care more affordable in Hailey.
- Health related expenses are 6.7% more in Hailey.
 Wallace, IDHailey, IDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock134.2100
 Food & Groceries95.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock108.8100
 Housing47.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$709,600$338,100
 Utilities82  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock73.1100
 Miscellaneous70.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Wallace    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Great small town. Historic and beautiful and wedged between mountains and green trees. Great little commercial district that includes the famous Red Light Garage and  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have a an annual retreat in Wallace each year. Always a great time. Very unpretentious and extremely affordable. With out doubt the best snow we've experienced. The  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wallace was the stand-in for the mythical town of Dante's Peak in the Pierce Brosnan film of the same name, about a Pacific Northwest town obliterated by a volcanic  More

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Reviews for Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   More

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