Thursday 5 May 2011

Mortgage Comparison: USA: Chicago vs USA: Houston!

Welcome to today's daily mortgage comparison! Giving you mortgage comparisons from two of the biggest cities in the USA!

Now here we have the USA, city of Chicago!,
Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous city in the USA, after New York City and Los Angeles. Its metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicagoland," is the 27th most populous urban agglomeration in the world, home to an estimated 9.5 million people spread across the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second largest county in the United States by population after Los Angeles County, California.

Average House Price: $220,000
Average Mortgage:  $240,700



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And here we have the USA, the city of Houston!
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of 579 square miles (1,500 km2).[1][5] Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area—the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of approximately 6.1 million.
Average House Price: $190,000
Average Mortgage:  $220,000


So theres the facts guys, Houston is cheaper but Chicago is home to kanye! definatly a hard decision but where would you rather live? ;D

24 comments:

  1. Personally unsure here. Both have pos'ies and neg'ies

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  2. I'm going for Houston the night life looks beautiful!

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  3. Huston, because it's not Chicago. I don't wanna live in Chicago.

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  4. Chicago I think, it's cold, but I've heard good things. Texas just doesn't seem like a place for me.

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  5. Houston it is, I hear everything is bigger and better in Texas and I just want to get confirmation.

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  6. Houston we have a problem, I think I'd go with Chicago.

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  7. From what I heard, Chicago is one of the rare islands of civilization in USA [apart from the coasts, excluding the south] so I think id move there.

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  8. choice of evils, here. you've fibs on one side and texasses on the other.

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  9. Chicago shore for sure! lol.

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  10. I've been to Chicago before, its a great city. I'd much rather live there than Houston

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  11. I don't think I could ever live in Texas. The Canadian version is bad enough.

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  12. Sweet hommmmmmme chicagoooooooo :D

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  13. I guess Chicago, I was in Houston and it is quite hot (temperature).

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  14. Makes sense. Chicago gets my vote. I've never been to Houston, but I freaking love Chicago.

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  15. Hmmm. I think I'd have to go with Chicago. If I had to pick one.

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  16. Id choose Chi-town because of the weather, and Chicago looks nice to live in.

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  17. chicago cause i heard they have great pizza

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  18. Houston, Iv never been to Texas!

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  19. I like the theme of this blog! Followed :)

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  20. I would pick chicago. the water front would make the politics worth wading through.

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