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Royal Palm Beach, FL vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Is it cheaper to live in Gaithersburg or is it cheaper to live in Royal Palm Beach?
- Gaithersburg is 21.4% more expensive than Royal Palm Beach.

Which city has more affordable housing, Gaithersburg or Royal Palm Beach?
- Gaithersburg housing costs are 16.0% more expensive than Royal Palm Beach housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Royal Palm Beach or is Health Care more affordable in Gaithersburg.
- Health related expenses are 14.1% less in Gaithersburg.
 Royal Palm Beach, FLGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock138.5100
 Food & Groceries106.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.8100
 Housing130.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$471,400$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock136.1100
 Miscellaneous108.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Royal Palm Beach    8 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Royal Palm does have many nice areas to live. However the neighboring cities of West Palm and Lake Worth certainly push alot of crime to the area. The public school  More

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Over 16 years ago

Royal palm Beach is a quiet family town with excelent weather 7 months of the year. Some excitment in the spring-hurricaine  More

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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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