| | Council Bluffs, IA | Meridian, ID | United States |
| Overall | 82.8 | 119.6 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 95.4 | 94.0 | 100 |
| Health | 106.6 | 100.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 54.0 | 173.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $190,300 | $486,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,090.0% | 9,030.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 82.4 | 90.4 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 98.8 | 94.7 | 100 |
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Reviews for Council Bluffs 
4 Reviews
It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational More
Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement More
here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It More
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Reviews for Meridian 
18 Reviews
New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than More
I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been More
It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the More
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