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Lake Arrowhead, CA vs Longmont, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Longmont or is it cheaper to live in Lake Arrowhead?
- Longmont is 19.1% more expensive than Lake Arrowhead.

Which city has more affordable housing, Longmont or Lake Arrowhead?
- Longmont housing costs are 1.3% less expensive than Lake Arrowhead housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Lake Arrowhead or is Health Care more affordable in Longmont.
- Health related expenses are 3.0% less in Longmont.
 Lake Arrowhead, CALongmont, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock141.3100
 Food & Groceries99.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock85.5100
 Housing172.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$535,800$338,100
 Utilities103  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock92.5100
 Miscellaneous110.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Lake Arrowhead    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Even though there are a huge number of homes on the market, there are still new homes being built and more and more vacant homes. The new homes don't necessarily have  More

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Over 11 years ago

Since the housing prices have declined so much in the area (we bought our home in 2006, now in 2014 we have lost $100,000 in value) I have noticed the crime rate is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Lake Arrowhead Architectual Committee known as AWAC will make all decisions as to the color of your home. Brown and green appear to be the favorite of AWAC.  More

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Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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