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Lindale, TX vs College Station, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in College Station or is it cheaper to live in Lindale?
- College Station is 1.6% more expensive than Lindale.

Which city has more affordable housing, College Station or Lindale?
- College Station housing costs are 36.7% more expensive than Lindale housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Lindale or is Health Care more affordable in College Station.
- Health related expenses are 0.0% less in College Station.
 Lindale, TXCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock86.6100
 Food & Groceries95.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.7100
 Housing67.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$313,400$338,100
 Utilities93  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock70.1100
 Miscellaneous103.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Lindale    3 Reviews

Stayed here for 2 months. Everywhere you go you feel like there's a bald kid playing a banjo. Never saw so many fat women in my life. If you like really backwards stupid  More

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Over 9 years ago

I sent a review about Lindale about 2 months ago and never saw it posted. Will it be posted soon?   More

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Over 17 years ago

Lindale is the smallest town I have ever lived in (Population sign says about 3,000, but we have more than that in our schools!), but also my favorite. We moved here  More

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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 4 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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