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South Padre Island, TX vs Bend, OR

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Is it cheaper to live in Bend or is it cheaper to live in South Padre Island?
- Bend is 69.6% more expensive than South Padre Island.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bend or South Padre Island?
- Bend housing costs are 108.2% more expensive than South Padre Island housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in South Padre Island or is Health Care more affordable in Bend.
- Health related expenses are 2.1% less in Bend.
 South Padre Island, TXBend, ORUnited States
 Overall  Unlock127.0100
 Food & Groceries98.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock97.9100
 Housing104.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$666,200$338,100
 Utilities86  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock82.6100
 Miscellaneous70.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for South Padre Island    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Winter is very mild and wonderful. Lots of wind year round. Summers are hot in the low 90's but  More

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Over 17 years ago

is th crime as bad as i hear thatit  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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