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Katy, TX vs New Braunfels, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in New Braunfels or is it cheaper to live in Katy?
- New Braunfels is 13.4% more expensive than Katy.

Which city has more affordable housing, New Braunfels or Katy?
- New Braunfels housing costs are 0.7% more expensive than Katy housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Katy or is Health Care more affordable in New Braunfels.
- Health related expenses are 8.1% more in New Braunfels.
 Katy, TXNew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock109.9100
 Food & Groceries99.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.8100
 Housing108.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$377,900$338,100
 Utilities93  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock82.0100
 Miscellaneous105.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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Reviews for New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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