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Boone, NC vs Beltsville, MD

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Is it cheaper to live in Beltsville or is it cheaper to live in Boone?
- Beltsville is 19.8% more expensive than Boone.

Which city has more affordable housing, Beltsville or Boone?
- Beltsville housing costs are 19.9% more expensive than Boone housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Boone or is Health Care more affordable in Beltsville.
- Health related expenses are 30.2% less in Beltsville.
 Boone, NCBeltsville, MDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock120.8100
 Food & Groceries99.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock87.2100
 Housing116.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$422,200$338,100
 Utilities92  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock138.8100
 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 Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Beltsville    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

My wife and I resided in the Vansville area of Beltsville for close to 30 years. Several of our immediate neighbors have also lived on this block for the same period of  More

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One evening around 10 PM, we didn't know how to use our new remote for our ADT alarm system and we accidentally pushed the silent panic button at the same time we pushed  More

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Over 14 years ago

Prince George County police are very slow to respond to 911 calls even when it involves violent crime. It seems the police dept. is under staffed and treat 911 calls as  More

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