| Longview, TX | Houston, TX | United States |
Overall | 80.9 | 96.9 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 92.0 | 98.1 | 100 |
Health | 96.6 | 95.1 | 100 |
Housing | 59.0 | 75.4 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $198,800 | $247,900 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 9,620.0% | 9,650.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 79.7 | 119.0 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 94.9 | 105.9 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Longview 9 Reviews
I was born and raised here.
I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be More
The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to More
Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children More
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I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here.
Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas More
There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell More
There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell More
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