| | Monroe, NC | Bozeman, MT | United States |
| Overall | 106.2 | 125.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 97.0 | 107.6 | 100 |
| Health | 97.2 | 102.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 84.3 | 201.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $289,800 | $650,600 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,240.0% | 8,770.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 95.5 | 71.3 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 111.8 | 112.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for Monroe 
5 Reviews
Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime.
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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added More
I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times! More
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My family is from the region, two generations back, and I spent both summers and winter holidays there with my grandparents (my parents only moved away in the 1960’s More
I will love it more I keep saying they’re More
Democrat transplants have turned Bozeman into a fetid rat race. It no longer looks like Montana, nor do the people there act like Montanans. Democrats are turning once More
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