| | Anderson, SC | Ionia, MI | United States |
| Overall | 87.7 | 84.6 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 96.7 | 92.5 | 100 |
| Health | 116.5 | 88.9 | 100 |
| Housing | 66.6 | 51.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $222,900 | $183,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,300.0% | 9,880.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 73.7 | 95.8 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 79.4 | 82.8 | 100 |
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Reviews for Anderson 
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Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We More
Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores, More
To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable More
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Ionia is booming! South of town towards I-96 many chain stores have popped up in the last 5 or 6 years.(Wal-mart, Lowes, Menards, several banks, .....etc). With this More
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