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Hialeah, FL vs Clearwater, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Clearwater or is it cheaper to live in Hialeah?
- Clearwater is 13.5% less expensive than Hialeah.

Which city has more affordable housing, Clearwater or Hialeah?
- Clearwater housing costs are 20.3% less expensive than Hialeah housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Hialeah or is Health Care more affordable in Clearwater.
- Health related expenses are 0.3% less in Clearwater.
 Hialeah, FLClearwater, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock102.8100
 Food & Groceries105.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock103.7100
 Housing115.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$338,400$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock98.8100
 Miscellaneous100.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Hialeah    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Hialeah is the perfect place if you don't speak English. Only because it's not necessary in order to find employment you only need Spanish. It's overpopulated everyone  More

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Over 9 years ago

south hialeah is the school with a fart. we hate our teachers faculty and staff. we hate each other, we don't do our  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hialeah is a small town inside the Miami city limits. It's a ghetto where the "balseros" live. People are uneducated and unfriendly. The worst thing that happens  More

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Reviews for Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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