2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Phillipsburg, NJ vs Hillsboro, OR

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Is it cheaper to live in Hillsboro or is it cheaper to live in Phillipsburg?
- Hillsboro is 22.3% more expensive than Phillipsburg.

Which city has more affordable housing, Hillsboro or Phillipsburg?
- Hillsboro housing costs are 114.5% more expensive than Phillipsburg housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Phillipsburg or is Health Care more affordable in Hillsboro.
- Health related expenses are 8.6% less in Hillsboro.
 Phillipsburg, NJHillsboro, ORUnited States
 Overall  Unlock128.1100
 Food & Groceries102.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock90.2100
 Housing73.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$533,000$338,100
 Utilities104  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock122.4100
 Miscellaneous104.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Phillipsburg    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived here 45 years ago and remember the people as being ignorant and hostile towards anyone who isn't as stupid as they  More

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I grew up in this town and couldn't wait to get out! Taxes are ridiculous and the town council and the mayor can't get along. It doesn't matter who the mayor is either.  More

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Over 15 years ago

an area that has 4 distinct  More

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Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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