| Biddeford, ME | Houston, TX | United States |
Overall | 109.9 | 96.9 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 109.7 | 98.1 | 100 |
Health | 91.0 | 95.1 | 100 |
Housing | 126.5 | 75.4 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $404,700 | $247,900 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 10,180.0% | 9,650.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 81.3 | 119.0 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 106.6 | 105.9 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Biddeford 3 Reviews
The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to More
I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town. More
Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are More
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I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here.
Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas More
There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell More
There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell More
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