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Pottsville, PA vs Birdsboro, PA

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Is it cheaper to live in Birdsboro or is it cheaper to live in Pottsville?
- Birdsboro is 20.8% more expensive than Pottsville.

Which city has more affordable housing, Birdsboro or Pottsville?
- Birdsboro housing costs are 357.4% more expensive than Pottsville housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Pottsville or is Health Care more affordable in Birdsboro.
- Health related expenses are 2.4% more in Birdsboro.
 Pottsville, PABirdsboro, PAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock94.0100
 Food & Groceries98.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock115.3100
 Housing18.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$274,500$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock103.3100
 Miscellaneous92.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Pottsville    1 Reviews

Pottsville is a small city. Some may not even consider it so. For those of us who come from a small town, it has all the important benefits of a city...all the while  More

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Reviews for Birdsboro    3 Reviews

The first thing you will notice is the landfill and the oder that fills the valley when you enter Birdsboro from 422. Most of the housing and abandoned factories are  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Birdsboro for 13 years. I absolutely love being near Lancaster County (amish country) and we go there often in good weather. The people here are  More

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Quiet,safe,isolated and near beautiful, quaint amish country. Unfavorable: Just a few hot summer weekends when the Park public pool attracts drinking/partying/low  More

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