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McKinney, TX vs Boerne, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in Boerne or is it cheaper to live in McKinney?
- Boerne is 6.1% more expensive than McKinney.

Which city has more affordable housing, Boerne or McKinney?
- Boerne housing costs are 7.3% more expensive than McKinney housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in McKinney or is Health Care more affordable in Boerne.
- Health related expenses are 0.4% less in Boerne.
 McKinney, TXBoerne, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock118.5100
 Food & Groceries102.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.6100
 Housing141.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$522,300$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock111.9100
 Miscellaneous102.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 3 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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Reviews for Boerne    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've only been in Boerne a short time but the restaurants are great and everyone I meet makes me feel  More

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Over 4 years ago

My company is moving me to Boerne and I was surprised to find it has a higher property crime rate than Los Angeles (this is my own personal concern since I’m planning to  More

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I have lived in Boerne (the area, not the small town itself) since 2006. Ignore the small minded folks who make reviews trying to discourage independent and tolerant  More

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