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Boston, MA vs North Andover, MA

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Is it cheaper to live in North Andover or is it cheaper to live in Boston?
- North Andover is 12.8% less expensive than Boston.

Which city has more affordable housing, North Andover or Boston?
- North Andover housing costs are 2.3% less expensive than Boston housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Boston or is Health Care more affordable in North Andover.
- Health related expenses are 1.2% less in North Andover.
 Boston, MANorth Andover, MAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock131.5100
 Food & Groceries111.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock88.6100
 Housing228.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$694,600$338,100
 Utilities117  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock102.7100
 Miscellaneous157.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for North Andover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The rural setting of this small New England town lends itself to a healthy, happy, quality of life with clean air and a peaceful setting from the dense population of  More

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hello there, this is a very snobist and "closed" town. People living here for even over 20 years can not call themselves from here since you must have been born here  More

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Over 17 years ago

If you are going to have this form of a website you need to make sure this is updated more frequently. You are WAY OFF on the crime rate in North Andover, There have  More

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