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Houston, TX vs Aventura, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Aventura or is it cheaper to live in Houston?
- Aventura is 22.7% more expensive than Houston.

Which city has more affordable housing, Aventura or Houston?
- Aventura housing costs are 56.1% more expensive than Houston housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Houston or is Health Care more affordable in Aventura.
- Health related expenses are 9.4% more in Aventura.
 Houston, TXAventura, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock118.9100
 Food & Groceries98.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock104.0100
 Housing75.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$472,500$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock141.8100
 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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Aventura    5 Reviews

What a great place to live. Right by the water and beach yet it has all of the conveniences of the city. There is the mall, shopping, restaurants & medical facilities  More

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Over 8 years ago

My family and I have lived in Aventura for five years. It is one of the nicer suburbs of Miami. It is well kept, and has various city parks and trails that are a  More

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You are just minutes from the beach. Aventura is pretty much all condos, but the majority of them are very nice. You can pick up a nice 1 bed room apartment for $1300+  More

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