We've lived in both here in TV. I definitely prefer block/stucco. The AC and heating costs are much lower in block/stucco, frame needs to be powerwash twice a year, and I feel much more secure from high winds/tornadoes in Block stucco. The last may be less factual and more a "feeling" but I saw pictures of the tornado that hit here in 07 and I couldn't believe how may gutter downspouts and tree branches penetrated the walls of frame homes
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