| Joplin, MO | Ottumwa, IA | United States |
Overall | 77.3 | 71.1 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 94.7 | 91.7 | 100 |
Health | 104.5 | 119.3 | 100 |
Housing | 44.0 | 24.8 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $166,600 | $97,700 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 10,320.0% | 10,080.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 73.4 | 62.8 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 69.4 | 85.3 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin:
The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers More
Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of More
Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts More
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Reviews for Ottumwa 5 Reviews
Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the More
ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro More
Pros:
1. Extremely low cost of living and housing
2. Affordable place to live
Cons:
1. High crime rate
2. Very poor school system
3. Economically depressed
4. More
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