| | Monroe, WI | Dixon, IL | United States |
| Overall | 86.5 | 74.1 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 92.3 | 94.1 | 100 |
| Health | 97.1 | 111.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 55.7 | 34.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $226,000 | $133,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,700.0% | 9,920.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 80.9 | 64.7 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 110.0 | 103.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for Monroe 
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Monroe is not a bad place to live but trying to find a good paying job can be real More
The Monroe, WI area is a wonderful place to live. We are centrally located, with access to Madison (less than an hour north), Milwauke (about 2 hours northeast), More
I have lived in Monroe my whole life and there are NO Decent jobs here. I am one of the few lucky ones that have one of them. There are really no jobs in Monroe at More
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Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get More
The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government More
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