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Bristol, CT vs Torrington, CT

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Is it cheaper to live in Torrington or is it cheaper to live in Bristol?
- Torrington is 1.0% more expensive than Bristol.

Which city has more affordable housing, Torrington or Bristol?
- Torrington housing costs are 16.4% less expensive than Bristol housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Bristol or is Health Care more affordable in Torrington.
- Health related expenses are 1.9% less in Torrington.
 Bristol, CTTorrington, CTUnited States
 Overall  Unlock105.9100
 Food & Groceries104.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock111.8100
 Housing79.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$221,100$338,100
 Utilities119  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock86.3100
 Miscellaneous132.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  More

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Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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