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Ann Arbor, MI vs McHenry, IL

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Is it cheaper to live in McHenry or is it cheaper to live in Ann Arbor?
- McHenry is 3.4% less expensive than Ann Arbor.

Which city has more affordable housing, McHenry or Ann Arbor?
- McHenry housing costs are 46.1% less expensive than Ann Arbor housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Ann Arbor or is Health Care more affordable in McHenry.
- Health related expenses are 19.8% more in McHenry.
 Ann Arbor, MIMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Overall  Unlock101.9100
 Food & Groceries102.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock96.9100
 Housing143.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$238,000$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock121.8100
 Miscellaneous130.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  More

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