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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Quartzsite, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Quartzsite or is it cheaper to live in Wilkes-Barre?
- Quartzsite is 7.8% more expensive than Wilkes-Barre.

Which city has more affordable housing, Quartzsite or Wilkes-Barre?
- Quartzsite housing costs are 117.3% more expensive than Wilkes-Barre housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Wilkes-Barre or is Health Care more affordable in Quartzsite.
- Health related expenses are 41.6% more in Quartzsite.
 Wilkes-Barre, PAQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock86.9100
 Food & Groceries95.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock134.4100
 Housing21.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$165,800$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock64.3100
 Miscellaneous102.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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Reviews for Quartzsite    3 Reviews

We moved here from southern California. We had visited a couple of Winters and enjoyed it so much. It was hot where we moved from so the heat was no surprise.   More

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Maybe parts of the Colorado River are great and the camping in the winter time is fun but the summers are the second hottest in AZ. No where to go no shopping malls, no  More

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Have been going to Quartzsite for about 15 years for the flea market and shows and things have been going downhill at this yearly event in recent years. The town has  More

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