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Boca Raton, FL vs Waltham, MA

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Is it cheaper to live in Waltham or is it cheaper to live in Boca Raton?
- Waltham is 26.8% more expensive than Boca Raton.

Which city has more affordable housing, Waltham or Boca Raton?
- Waltham housing costs are 66.9% more expensive than Boca Raton housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Boca Raton or is Health Care more affordable in Waltham.
- Health related expenses are 11.7% less in Waltham.
 Boca Raton, FLWaltham, MAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock144.7100
 Food & Groceries110.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock89.2100
 Housing145.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$681,600$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock94.4100
 Miscellaneous108.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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