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Middletown, NY vs Fanwood, NJ

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Is it cheaper to live in Fanwood or is it cheaper to live in Middletown?
- Fanwood is 5.7% more expensive than Middletown.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fanwood or Middletown?
- Fanwood housing costs are 90.4% more expensive than Middletown housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Middletown or is Health Care more affordable in Fanwood.
- Health related expenses are 24.7% less in Fanwood.
 Middletown, NYFanwood, NJUnited States
 Overall  Unlock129.5100
 Food & Groceries102.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock97.5100
 Housing99.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$563,400$338,100
 Utilities133  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock155.7100
 Miscellaneous132.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Middletown    5 Reviews

I am a senior looking to move in a nice area in orange county. Thank you kindly for your help.   More

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Having lived in Middletown for the last 12 years, I have seen enormous changes. I can only imagine what natives have noted. Firstly, by Manhattan standards apartment  More

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Well first off let me say I like, but not love middletown. I am originally from the city. I have been here for one year and my mom has been here for a few. Im a young  More

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Reviews for Fanwood    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We are transplanted New Yorkers and this is our second NJ town in five years (Bogota was the first and it was not for us). We chose Fanwood because of its proximity to  More

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Have lived in this Central New Jersey small town..20yrs..Love it Close to Westfield, Scotch Plains and Cranford...affluent towns with lots of shops, great restaurants  More

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