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Belle Mead, NJ vs Irvine, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Irvine or is it cheaper to live in Belle Mead?
- Irvine is 25.3% more expensive than Belle Mead.

Which city has more affordable housing, Irvine or Belle Mead?
- Irvine housing costs are 284.1% more expensive than Belle Mead housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Belle Mead or is Health Care more affordable in Irvine.
- Health related expenses are 4.2% less in Irvine.
 Belle Mead, NJIrvine, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock164.9100
 Food & Groceries109.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.4100
 Housing92.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,128,000$338,100
 Utilities110  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock111.0100
 Miscellaneous142.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Belle Mead    1 Reviews

Belle Mead is a quiet slice of suburbia nestled between Princeton and New Brunswick. We moved here in 1990 because I worked at Princeton University and my wife was a  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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