| | Spirit Lake, IA | Colorado Springs, CO | United States |
| Overall | 90.0 | 110.3 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 98.8 | 98.4 | 100 |
| Health | 116.3 | 82.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 70.9 | 140.9 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $275,900 | $440,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,440.0% | 9,240.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 63.7 | 95.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 119.0 | 132.6 | 100 |
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We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town More
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Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still More
Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to More
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