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Gilbert, AZ vs Castle Rock, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Castle Rock or is it cheaper to live in Gilbert?
- Castle Rock is 27.1% more expensive than Gilbert.

Which city has more affordable housing, Castle Rock or Gilbert?
- Castle Rock housing costs are 26.4% more expensive than Gilbert housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Gilbert or is Health Care more affordable in Castle Rock.
- Health related expenses are 10.2% less in Castle Rock.
 Gilbert, AZCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock143.6100
 Food & Groceries99.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock83.1100
 Housing163.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$684,000$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock118.9100
 Miscellaneous105.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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