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West Pasco, WA vs Kennewick, WA

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Is it cheaper to live in Kennewick or is it cheaper to live in West Pasco?
- Kennewick is 3.6% more expensive than West Pasco.

Which city has more affordable housing, Kennewick or West Pasco?
- Kennewick housing costs are 25.6% less expensive than West Pasco housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in West Pasco or is Health Care more affordable in Kennewick.
- Health related expenses are 1.1% more in Kennewick.
 West Pasco, WAKennewick, WAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock100.5100
 Food & Groceries99.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.5100
 Housing162.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$397,200$338,100
 Utilities80  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock83.7100
 Miscellaneous102.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for West Pasco    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I lived in West Pasco since 2005 and before that in North Richland since 2002. All of that time has been spent with my wife and two daughters which are quickly growing  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great Place to live, very well rounded  More

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I've lived in Pasco most of my life. I, like a lot of people, hate it here. City Council has their fingers in everything, always annexing to increase their revenue.   More

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Reviews for Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  More

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