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Bloomington, IL vs Windermere, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Windermere or is it cheaper to live in Bloomington?
- Windermere is 29.1% more expensive than Bloomington.

Which city has more affordable housing, Windermere or Bloomington?
- Windermere housing costs are 180.4% more expensive than Bloomington housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Bloomington or is Health Care more affordable in Windermere.
- Health related expenses are 5.1% less in Windermere.
 Bloomington, ILWindermere, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock106.0100
 Food & Groceries96.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock103.4100
 Housing63.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$689,100$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock112.0100
 Miscellaneous137.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Windermere    3 Reviews

I moved to Windermere from Chicago and I am having a difficult time adjusting here. Sure, the weather is great, but everything else is not. I have to drive for long  More

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Windermere, Florida is home to many top athletes and famous people including Tiger Woods & Shaq O'Neil. This is a quaint little town that guards itself against too much  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've spent the last 5 years in Windermere Fl. and 31 years in the state of Florida. Windermere is a small town set amongst the Butler Chain of Lakes. It has it's older  More

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