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Lindale, TX vs Red Oak, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in Red Oak or is it cheaper to live in Lindale?
- Red Oak is 22.5% more expensive than Lindale.

Which city has more affordable housing, Red Oak or Lindale?
- Red Oak 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 Red Oak.
- Health related expenses are 1.9% more in Red Oak.
 Lindale, TXRed Oak, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock104.4100
 Food & Groceries95.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.6100
 Housing67.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$321,900$338,100
 Utilities93  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock120.1100
 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 Red Oak    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The small, charming country town that I moved to 26 years ago sadly doesn't exist anymore. Our city is poorly governed and that is one major reason why business interest  More

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Over 16 years ago

I wouldn't recommend Red Oak as a place to live. I moved to the area from Tyler four years ago to take a job in Dallas. I did my research on areas south of Dallas and  More

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