| Mason City, IA | Keokuk, IA | United States |
Overall | 73.3 | 72.1 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 92.4 | 91.7 | 100 |
Health | 100.5 | 116.3 | 100 |
Housing | 37.1 | 24.9 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $137,100 | $81,800 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 10,120.0% | 10,290.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 59.1 | 59.2 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 101.3 | 85.3 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Mason City
8 Reviews
I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have More
Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind More
Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't
even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly
for a reason. You are on an island, More
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Reviews for Keokuk
3 Reviews
Keokuk just elected a new mayor, Tom Marion, who will help bring economic growth to the city. He and his wife have dedicated thier lives to this town and are making 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. Not much to do
4. It's too More
this town used to be seemingly perfect and now its totally blue collar trashed. When i went back to keokuk i was shocked at how misstreated it More
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