| | Beaverton, OR | Palm Desert, CA | United States |
| Overall | 128.1 | 131.2 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 102.8 | 99.6 | 100 |
| Health | 90.2 | 87.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 167.7 | 156.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $508,700 | $539,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,050.0% | 11,040.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 125.4 | 125.8 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 136.7 | 112.1 | 100 |
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Reviews for Beaverton 
25 Reviews
Beaverton is a great place to live and raise a family. It's gotten much more expensive and much more congested, but so has the rest of the country. Overall, it's still More
used to be fantastic! moved here 25 years ago. at that time beaverton schools were 2nd in the nation. cost of living was low, great paying jobs, and low traffic. Liberal More
Looks like we will be making Oregon our home. Where are some places that are up and coming with cute downtown, or possibly could be? Lower housing prices, but you can More
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Reviews for Palm Desert 
14 Reviews
Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm More
Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and More
I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you. More
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