2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Beech Grove, IN vs Carmel, IN

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Is it cheaper to live in Carmel or is it cheaper to live in Beech Grove?
- Carmel is 23.7% more expensive than Beech Grove.

Which city has more affordable housing, Carmel or Beech Grove?
- Carmel housing costs are 176.9% more expensive than Beech Grove housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Beech Grove or is Health Care more affordable in Carmel.
- Health related expenses are 0.8% less in Carmel.
 Beech Grove, INCarmel, INUnited States
 Overall  Unlock106.0100
 Food & Groceries92.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.5100
 Housing54.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$493,000$338,100
 Utilities89  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock90.5100
 Miscellaneous102.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Beech Grove    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Unbelievably phenomenal experience! With love only as much that a man could have, this experience is unaccountably exhilarating,  More

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Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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