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Portsmouth, VA vs Cape Canaveral, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Cape Canaveral or is it cheaper to live in Portsmouth?
- Cape Canaveral is 5.8% more expensive than Portsmouth.

Which city has more affordable housing, Cape Canaveral or Portsmouth?
- Cape Canaveral housing costs are 39.9% more expensive than Portsmouth housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Portsmouth or is Health Care more affordable in Cape Canaveral.
- Health related expenses are 3.4% less in Cape Canaveral.
 Portsmouth, VACape Canaveral, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock95.6100
 Food & Groceries95.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.9100
 Housing70.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$362,300$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock85.4100
 Miscellaneous101.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Cape Canaveral    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I haven't been on this site long enough to comment. Looking for cheap places to  More

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When I first moved to CC a year ago, I thought proximity to the Kennedy Space Center meant I would be living in a modern, state-of-the-art, steel and glass community.  More

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