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Warwick, RI vs Mesa, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Mesa or is it cheaper to live in Warwick?
- Mesa is 6.6% more expensive than Warwick.

Which city has more affordable housing, Mesa or Warwick?
- Mesa housing costs are 17.2% more expensive than Warwick housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Warwick or is Health Care more affordable in Mesa.
- Health related expenses are 6.3% more in Mesa.
 Warwick, RIMesa, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock113.0100
 Food & Groceries105.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock92.5100
 Housing103.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$425,900$338,100
 Utilities116  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock114.0100
 Miscellaneous103.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Warwick    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I currently live in Northern Warwick, and all I can say is the roads are horrible, its expensive to pay mortgage, and there are gangs. Abandoned buildings are a  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved here 5 months ago from California for a job and I am loving it here. People are friendly, cost of living is better than in California, crime is low!  More

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On the overview of class room sizes that info is incorrect my son has 29 students in his class 6th grade last year in 5th grade he had 19 students never in the 5+ years  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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