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Auburn, ME vs St. Cloud, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in St. Cloud or is it cheaper to live in Auburn?
- St. Cloud is 11.3% more expensive than Auburn.

Which city has more affordable housing, St. Cloud or Auburn?
- St. Cloud housing costs are 27.2% more expensive than Auburn housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Auburn or is Health Care more affordable in St. Cloud.
- Health related expenses are 6.4% more in St. Cloud.
 Auburn, MESt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock101.1100
 Food & Groceries105.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.4100
 Housing78.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$385,400$338,100
 Utilities106  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock120.6100
 Miscellaneous84.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Auburn    2 Reviews

I've lived in Maine 28 years. Maine is a beautiful state and Lewiston/Auburn (twin cites) are a nice area. Everything here. 4 seasons, clean air, best water in the  More

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Auburn is the residential-half of the twin cities of Lewiston-Auburn (L-A). Whereas Lewiston grew up around shoe, linen and other factories, Auburn claimed the suburbs  More

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Reviews for St. Cloud    11 Reviews

Small town with big city crowds. This area is is choked with people and it’s just growing. But no infrastructure to go with it. We have long lines EVERYWHERE we go. Huge  More

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Carly McDonah comes to Godwin Realty with 10 years of experience in residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers around the St. Cloud and Kissimmee  More

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I agree wholeheartedly with the opinion of the topic posted above mine. I used to live here over twenty years ago. I lived here for a few years and then left and did not  More

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