| | Highland, IL | Carmel, IN | United States |
| Overall | 82.5 | 106.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 96.6 | 101.2 | 100 |
| Health | 94.4 | 99.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 66.8 | 150.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $214,600 | $493,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,740.0% | 8,980.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 89.8 | 90.5 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 133.7 | 132.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for Highland 
2 Reviews
Highland is a small farming town and we are growing. We roll up the sidewalks about ten every night except our bars, McDonalds and Walmart. We have a small movie theater More
Highland is honestly the second worst place i have ever live right behind Price, UT their is nothing to do and good luck finding a job. the only good thing about More
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I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel).
I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has More
This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate More
Carmel is hands down the best place to live in More
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