2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Mount Laurel, NJ vs Sugar Land, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in Sugar Land or is it cheaper to live in Mount Laurel?
- Sugar Land is 3.1% more expensive than Mount Laurel.

Which city has more affordable housing, Sugar Land or Mount Laurel?
- Sugar Land housing costs are 28.3% more expensive than Mount Laurel housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Mount Laurel or is Health Care more affordable in Sugar Land.
- Health related expenses are 0.9% more in Sugar Land.
 Mount Laurel, NJSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock108.1100
 Food & Groceries105.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock97.3100
 Housing96.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$423,600$338,100
 Utilities116  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock121.2100
 Miscellaneous118.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Mount Laurel    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The cost of living, including property taxes, is really expensive here compared to  More

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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