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Fort Mill, SC vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Thousand Oaks or is it cheaper to live in Fort Mill?
- Thousand Oaks is 53.4% more expensive than Fort Mill.

Which city has more affordable housing, Thousand Oaks or Fort Mill?
- Thousand Oaks housing costs are 132.5% more expensive than Fort Mill housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fort Mill or is Health Care more affordable in Thousand Oaks.
- Health related expenses are 4.3% less in Thousand Oaks.
 Fort Mill, SCThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock154.0100
 Food & Groceries99.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock106.7100
 Housing128.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$914,800$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock115.2100
 Miscellaneous92.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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