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Houston, TX vs Milford, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in Milford or is it cheaper to live in Houston?
- Milford is 7.7% more expensive than Houston.

Which city has more affordable housing, Milford or Houston?
- Milford housing costs are 15.6% less expensive than Houston housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Houston or is Health Care more affordable in Milford.
- Health related expenses are 7.9% more in Milford.
 Houston, TXMilford, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock104.4100
 Food & Groceries98.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.6100
 Housing75.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$205,100$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock117.7100
 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 Milford    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Bonita, you obviously did not go back and check your e-mail for grammatical correctness either, now did you? "Strange documents"? Now what are you accusing him of? Being  More

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Let's see why this man complains. First his friend worked at our neighbor store and she put in complaints to the health department whild working there and pretending  More

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Over 17 years ago

Well, Well, Well! Some people in Milford have a mighty high opinion of themselves. Let's set a few things straight. None of us are SAINTS! All of us have skeletons  More

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