| Federal Way, WA | Albany, CA | United States |
Overall | 158.1 | 195.5 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 101.5 | 112.6 | 100 |
Health | 88.2 | 116.8 | 100 |
Housing | 176.7 | 437.6 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $542,500 | $1,218,000 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 7,050.0% | 9,130.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 148.7 | 122.7 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 150.6 | 159.2 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Federal Way 14 Reviews
A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The More
I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs More
I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower More
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Reviews for Albany 4 Reviews
Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the More
Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both More
Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about More
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