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The Villages, FL vs Tempe, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Tempe or is it cheaper to live in The Villages?
- Tempe is 15.4% more expensive than The Villages.

Which city has more affordable housing, Tempe or The Villages?
- Tempe housing costs are 32.6% more expensive than The Villages housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in The Villages or is Health Care more affordable in Tempe.
- Health related expenses are 5.5% less in Tempe.
 The Villages, FLTempe, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock113.0100
 Food & Groceries102.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock92.5100
 Housing104.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$426,900$338,100
 Utilities105  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock108.1100
 Miscellaneous106.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 4 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Over 5 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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Reviews for Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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