| | Troy, AL | Houston, TX | United States |
| Overall | 77.1 | 96.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 93.9 | 98.1 | 100 |
| Health | 117.1 | 95.1 | 100 |
| Housing | 50.8 | 75.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $164,000 | $247,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,180.0% | 9,650.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 71.3 | 119.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 78.5 | 105.9 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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I love it here. It’s quiet and you shouldn’t go by 13 year old reviews. Everything has improved for the better and I will continue to live here for many years to come. More
Biggest mistake of my life was moving to yorT (<—-not a typo) to take a high school teaching position there. Revolving door.
I got my family out and to greener More
Sadly I was born and raised in Troy Al, and I'm happy to report that I moved away 2 weeks after graduating high school. I still visit family there and growing up I knew More
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I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here.
Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas More
There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell More
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