2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
New Braunfels, TX vs Duncanville, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in Duncanville or is it cheaper to live in New Braunfels?
- Duncanville is 8.8% less expensive than New Braunfels.

Which city has more affordable housing, Duncanville or New Braunfels?
- Duncanville housing costs are 27.5% less expensive than New Braunfels housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in New Braunfels or is Health Care more affordable in Duncanville.
- Health related expenses are 4.6% less in Duncanville.
 New Braunfels, TXDuncanville, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock100.2100
 Food & Groceries93.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock98.1100
 Housing109.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$261,200$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock117.6100
 Miscellaneous107.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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Reviews for Duncanville    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived he for 10 years of my life and it is a safe place to live the police are great boredom lives here it's close to Dallas , Waco   More

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Over 4 years ago

1've been a business owner in duncanville for twenty five years. corruption runs deep within the police dept. from the chief robert brown, his detectives and most patrol  More

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Over 19 years ago

Bedroom city to Dallas,quiet,safe,good housing cost,good police.Good location to use all that Dallas has to offer.Poor mass transit,but good highway system  More

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