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Cocoa Beach, FL vs Longwood, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Longwood or is it cheaper to live in Cocoa Beach?
- Longwood is 10.6% more expensive than Cocoa Beach.

Which city has more affordable housing, Longwood or Cocoa Beach?
- Longwood housing costs are 9.4% less expensive than Cocoa Beach housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Cocoa Beach or is Health Care more affordable in Longwood.
- Health related expenses are 4.3% more in Longwood.
 Cocoa Beach, FLLongwood, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock105.7100
 Food & Groceries104.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock104.2100
 Housing135.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$436,000$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock113.8100
 Miscellaneous105.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Cocoa Beach    3 Reviews

Cocoa beach is a great place to visit, closest beach to Disney. The people are very friendly. The schools are rated very well. I think the town needs a bit of  More

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Over 13 years ago

just want to say Cocoa Beach was a quiet little town when i was there. i did not hear of any major violent crime activity. you may want to take another look at the  More

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I dont know were you got this information on crime in Cocoa Beach. But I have lived here all my life and this is so not true. You might be confused with the City of  More

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Reviews for Longwood    9 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

There is no doubt that Longwood is a family-friendly community. There are lots of nice neighborhoods and it feels quite safe here. There is always something to do with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hello all,my husband & I are considering moving to Longwood FL from Mass in the spring 2013.I have done a good amount of research on the area but still have a couple of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Longwood is in zone 9 for those who love to garden. winters are mild but do have two to four days of temperature hovering around 28 to 32 degrees in the months of  More

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