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Oakland Park, FL vs Boca Raton, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Boca Raton or is it cheaper to live in Oakland Park?
- Boca Raton is 3.3% more expensive than Oakland Park.

Which city has more affordable housing, Boca Raton or Oakland Park?
- Boca Raton housing costs are 45.1% more expensive than Oakland Park housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Oakland Park or is Health Care more affordable in Boca Raton.
- Health related expenses are 1.8% more in Boca Raton.
 Oakland Park, FLBoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock114.1100
 Food & Groceries105.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock101.0100
 Housing100.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$546,300$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock122.9100
 Miscellaneous107.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Over 16 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  More

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