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Appleton, WI vs Palm Harbor, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Palm Harbor or is it cheaper to live in Appleton?
- Palm Harbor is 16.7% more expensive than Appleton.

Which city has more affordable housing, Palm Harbor or Appleton?
- Palm Harbor housing costs are 65.8% more expensive than Appleton housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Appleton or is Health Care more affordable in Palm Harbor.
- Health related expenses are 8.8% more in Palm Harbor.
 Appleton, WIPalm Harbor, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock102.8100
 Food & Groceries94.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock103.7100
 Housing69.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$427,000$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock103.3100
 Miscellaneous127.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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Reviews for Palm Harbor    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here since I was 1, amazing place, amazing community and  More

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Over 9 years ago

palmharborpress.com has lots of great information about this  More

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Over 13 years ago

lost job 6 months a go - i grew up in yonkers ny and moved upstate 23 years ago just sold house and nervous about where to move - went to north carolina wife and i to  More

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