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Langley, WA vs Long Beach, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Long Beach or is it cheaper to live in Langley?
- Long Beach is 33.4% more expensive than Langley.

Which city has more affordable housing, Long Beach or Langley?
- Long Beach housing costs are 9.9% more expensive than Langley housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Langley or is Health Care more affordable in Long Beach.
- Health related expenses are 8.3% less in Long Beach.
 Langley, WALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock161.7100
 Food & Groceries104.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.7100
 Housing231.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$739,900$338,100
 Utilities68  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock157.9100
 Miscellaneous143.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Langley    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

When we moved here in 1981 Langley was a town of 1000 with seven live theater groups. It now has only a few more people and a very active art and theater population.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Langley on Whidbey Island, is north of Seattle and is a bit of an unknown to much of the country. Whidbey is anchored on the north by the only sizeable town (Oak Harbor)  More

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Over 16 years ago

Langley on Whidbey Island, is north of Seattle and is a bit of an unknown to much of the country. Whidbey is anchored on the north by the only sizeable town (Oak Harbor)  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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