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

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Is it cheaper to live in Merrillville or is it cheaper to live in New Braunfels?
- Merrillville is 20.6% less expensive than New Braunfels.

Which city has more affordable housing, Merrillville or New Braunfels?
- Merrillville housing costs are 38.6% less expensive than New Braunfels housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in New Braunfels or is Health Care more affordable in Merrillville.
- Health related expenses are 8.9% less in Merrillville.
 New Braunfels, TXMerrillville, INUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.3100
 Food & Groceries93.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.6100
 Housing109.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$219,500$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock93.5100
 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 Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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