| | Canadian Lakes, MI | Columbia, MD | United States |
| Overall | 79.0 | 127.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 94.3 | 104.5 | 100 |
| Health | 82.4 | 86.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 57.4 | 142.9 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $225,500 | $441,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,880.0% | 10,970.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 92.6 | 107.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 83.4 | 151.6 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice More
Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years More
Columbia can be described in one word: unequal.
The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long More
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