2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Long Beach, CA vs Arlington, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in Arlington or is it cheaper to live in Long Beach?
- Arlington is 37.2% less expensive than Long Beach.

Which city has more affordable housing, Arlington or Long Beach?
- Arlington housing costs are 64.9% less expensive than Long Beach housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Long Beach or is Health Care more affordable in Arlington.
- Health related expenses are 14.5% more in Arlington.
 Long Beach, CAArlington, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock101.5100
 Food & Groceries101.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.3100
 Housing254.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$311,600$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock114.6100
 Miscellaneous133.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 8 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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