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Fort Collins, CO vs Lake Los Angeles, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Lake Los Angeles or is it cheaper to live in Fort Collins?
- Lake Los Angeles is 39.8% more expensive than Fort Collins.

Which city has more affordable housing, Lake Los Angeles or Fort Collins?
- Lake Los Angeles housing costs are 51.7% less expensive than Fort Collins housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fort Collins or is Health Care more affordable in Lake Los Angeles.
- Health related expenses are 1.6% more in Lake Los Angeles.
 Fort Collins, COLake Los Angeles, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock161.7100
 Food & Groceries101.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock88.9100
 Housing167.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$237,200$338,100
 Utilities91  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock160.6100
 Miscellaneous152.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Lake Los Angeles    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

“Lake Los Angeles” is a horse property community with lot sizes from .5 acres to 1.25 acres. This is a small community built on 4000 acres surrounded by many miles of  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are very few jobs in this area. I am willing to bet 90% of the people here are forced to commute. My daily commute is 2 hours and 15 minutes each way. Also the  More

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