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Bloomington, IN vs Boulder, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Boulder or is it cheaper to live in Bloomington?
- Boulder is 59.1% more expensive than Bloomington.

Which city has more affordable housing, Boulder or Bloomington?
- Boulder housing costs are 266.6% more expensive than Bloomington housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Bloomington or is Health Care more affordable in Boulder.
- Health related expenses are 10.8% less in Boulder.
 Bloomington, INBoulder, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock141.3100
 Food & Groceries97.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock85.5100
 Housing88.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$997,100$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock95.2100
 Miscellaneous106.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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