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East Palestine, OH vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Is it cheaper to live in Virginia Beach or is it cheaper to live in East Palestine?
- Virginia Beach is 43.2% more expensive than East Palestine.

Which city has more affordable housing, Virginia Beach or East Palestine?
- Virginia Beach housing costs are 227.1% more expensive than East Palestine housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in East Palestine or is Health Care more affordable in Virginia Beach.
- Health related expenses are 21.5% more in Virginia Beach.
 East Palestine, OHVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock104.8100
 Food & Groceries96.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock105.2100
 Housing33.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$370,800$338,100
 Utilities94  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock98.0100
 Miscellaneous82.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for East Palestine    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We are currently searching for a place to start over and look towards retirement. Both of us have little retirement as the companies that we worked for closed leaving  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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