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Frisco, TX vs Carlsbad, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Carlsbad or is it cheaper to live in Frisco?
- Carlsbad is 38.7% more expensive than Frisco.

Which city has more affordable housing, Carlsbad or Frisco?
- Carlsbad housing costs are 124.3% more expensive than Frisco housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Frisco or is Health Care more affordable in Carlsbad.
- Health related expenses are 11.9% less in Carlsbad.
 Frisco, TXCarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock154.9100
 Food & Groceries104.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock89.0100
 Housing174.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,320,200$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock125.6100
 Miscellaneous102.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 3 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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