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Puyallup, WA vs Ontario, OR

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Is it cheaper to live in Ontario or is it cheaper to live in Puyallup?
- Ontario is 34.7% less expensive than Puyallup.

Which city has more affordable housing, Ontario or Puyallup?
- Ontario housing costs are 62.8% less expensive than Puyallup housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Puyallup or is Health Care more affordable in Ontario.
- Health related expenses are 20.7% more in Ontario.
 Puyallup, WAOntario, ORUnited States
 Overall  Unlock80.1100
 Food & Groceries101.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock106.6100
 Housing167.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$278,400$338,100
 Utilities75  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock70.6100
 Miscellaneous129.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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Reviews for Ontario    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Dirty officers. You tell them where to look for drugs but because they know the family they don't bother doing anything about it. Don't trust the  More

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Ontario Oregon is full of illegal immigrants who refuse to learn English and leach off the welfare system the police and ice refuse to deport these criminals Meth use  More

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Over 11 years ago

In reply to "Crime in Ontario," It's too bad that when a Hispanic culture moves in to a nice little town, your crime rate goes up and property values go down. And  More

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