| | Falls Church, VA | Decatur, IL | United States |
| Overall | 177.0 | 72.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 116.1 | 91.0 | 100 |
| Health | 102.7 | 111.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 239.2 | 23.2 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $851,000 | $83,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,570.0% | 9,890.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 123.0 | 70.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 153.5 | 120.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for Falls Church 
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I grew up in Falls Church and lived there most of my 50 something years. It has gone from a mostly working class town to a upper-income crowded city.
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The (small) size and high quality of the Falls Church City public school system makes it ideal for families who juggle overseas assignments with stateside living in the More
I've lived in 3 different states and 30 different locations, and this by FAR the WORST air I've ever had to deal with!!! It's such a beautiful town, but don't be More
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I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride More
I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run More
If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will More
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