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Beaumont, CA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Is it cheaper to live in Virginia Beach or is it cheaper to live in Beaumont?
- Virginia Beach is 20.1% less expensive than Beaumont.

Which city has more affordable housing, Virginia Beach or Beaumont?
- Virginia Beach housing costs are 28.1% less expensive than Beaumont housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Beaumont or is Health Care more affordable in Virginia Beach.
- Health related expenses are 20.5% more in Virginia Beach.
 Beaumont, CAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock104.8100
 Food & Groceries99.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock105.2100
 Housing152.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$370,800$338,100
 Utilities109  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock98.0100
 Miscellaneous112.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Beaumont    12 Reviews

My oh my has Beaumont, CA come a long way! My husband and I have resided within the vicinity from Redlands throughout Calimesa all the way to Palm Desert off and on for  More

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Over 10 years ago

Beaumont is a great place to live! It's affordable, has amazing mountain views in every direction, reasonable weather ( not near as hot as the desert ), and  More

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Over 14 years ago

The city is a smaller, family oriented place. It's a little out of the way, but has just enough businesses to where my errands are usually in town. That's what makes  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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