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Bowling Green, KY vs DuBois, PA

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Is it cheaper to live in DuBois or is it cheaper to live in Bowling Green?
- DuBois is 11.0% less expensive than Bowling Green.

Which city has more affordable housing, DuBois or Bowling Green?
- DuBois housing costs are 60.7% less expensive than Bowling Green housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Bowling Green or is Health Care more affordable in DuBois.
- Health related expenses are 8.6% less in DuBois.
 Bowling Green, KYDuBois, PAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock76.0100
 Food & Groceries97.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock105.6100
 Housing65.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$136,900$338,100
 Utilities92  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock82.8100
 Miscellaneous90.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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Reviews for Dubois    3 Reviews

while DuBois is feeling The economic drag everyone else is, they have one thing worse. The local government is DuBois is nothing more than a bunch of hillbillies that  More

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Over 16 years ago

The best feature of Du Bois is the 3.5 months of temperate weather each year. Unless you like cold and high heating bills, the worst part of Du Bois is the nearly  More

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Like many small towns, Du Bois has very friendly people, excellent access to healthcare (Du Bois Regional Medical Center is in town), diversity in retail and a fair  More

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