Comparing two lists of addresses that use different inconsistent format

davidtirosh

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Office Version
  1. 2007
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  1. MacOS
I have two lists that include a column of addresses. I am trying to find the Addresses that appear only in list 1.
My main issue is that the addresses are entered in an inconsistent format. I am including a few examples
List 1.
162 Stanton St
242 W. 7th Ave
24 E 61St St.
544 W 165

List 2.
162 STANTON STREET
242 WEST 7 AVENUE

In this case, the 2 first addresses are the same. So If I was to look for addresses that Exist on List 1 and not list 2, I would only get
24 E 61St St.
544 W 165

My assumption is that I should change One list to use the same formatting for the address to match the other list (The second list is consistent) and then match them.
I looked at FIND and REPLACE as well as formulas using REPLACE or SUBSTITUTE unsuccessfully.
Any suggestions would be great
Thank you
 

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