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Beavercreek, OH vs Lorain, OH

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Is it cheaper to live in Lorain or is it cheaper to live in Beavercreek?
- Lorain is 7.8% less expensive than Beavercreek.

Which city has more affordable housing, Lorain or Beavercreek?
- Lorain housing costs are 61.4% less expensive than Beavercreek housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Beavercreek or is Health Care more affordable in Lorain.
- Health related expenses are 7.1% less in Lorain.
 Beavercreek, OHLorain, OHUnited States
 Overall  Unlock81.0100
 Food & Groceries98.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock84.5100
 Housing87.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$113,400$338,100
 Utilities106  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock73.0100
 Miscellaneous111.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Beavercreek    12 Reviews

native east coast-er; i lived in northern ky for 8 years up to '13, and found the locals quite xenophobic in nature. "what high school did you go to?" made me chuckle.  More

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Essentially, I found this town rather slummy for what's supposedly and upper middle class suburb. The culture here too is dictated by the base since nearly everyone  More

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I have lived in Beavercreek for several years, and the first thing that comes to mind is the fairly new developments and neighborhoods. Beavercreek is mostly a quiet and  More

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Reviews for Lorain    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   More

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