| | Belvidere, IL | Champaign, IL | United States |
| Overall | 84.5 | 81.1 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 92.4 | 95.0 | 100 |
| Health | 106.4 | 111.4 | 100 |
| Housing | 57.8 | 54.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $191,100 | $190,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,790.0% | 9,510.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 80.0 | 69.4 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 113.2 | 135.7 | 100 |
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Reviews for Belvidere 
4 Reviews
The town is full of gangs from chicago that spay paint everything. The police are like nazi storm troopers. The court system is full of good ole boys. The only honorable More
People from the Chicago suburbs can't believe the low cost of housing. Schools are good. Easy to go to the city or an More
I recently moved back to Belvidere from the suburbs of Chicago. I am very happy to find that the cost of living is far cheaper than anyother place I have found in IL (& More
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Reviews for Champaign 
13 Reviews
Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and More
I wonderful city with great More
Actually it's barely a nice place to live.
The pros:
Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized More
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