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Lawton, OK vs Fruita, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Fruita or is it cheaper to live in Lawton?
- Fruita is 32.7% more expensive than Lawton.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fruita or Lawton?
- Fruita housing costs are 252.1% more expensive than Lawton housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Lawton or is Health Care more affordable in Fruita.
- Health related expenses are 26.7% less in Fruita.
 Lawton, OKFruita, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock99.1100
 Food & Groceries90.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.3100
 Housing35.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$408,900$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock83.1100
 Miscellaneous89.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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Reviews for Fruita    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I moved my Family to Fruit in January of 2013---It has been a very good community to live. It is a pedestrian friendly community and we feel very safe. Only one local  More

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My mother, sister and grandparents lived in Mack close to the railroad and stock pens. They say that our grandparents ran a restaurant/bar near their. Said that the  More

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Over 15 years ago

local politics are controlled by larger city (denver) liberal anti American views. We all know what America stands for and what it is supposed to be, and neither the  More

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