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Carbondale, IL vs Astoria, OR

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Is it cheaper to live in Astoria or is it cheaper to live in Carbondale?
- Astoria is 36.6% more expensive than Carbondale.

Which city has more affordable housing, Astoria or Carbondale?
- Astoria housing costs are 205.5% more expensive than Carbondale housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Carbondale or is Health Care more affordable in Astoria.
- Health related expenses are 22.5% less in Astoria.
 Carbondale, ILAstoria, ORUnited States
 Overall  Unlock107.1100
 Food & Groceries95.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.1100
 Housing43.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$438,000$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock76.6100
 Miscellaneous132.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Astoria    7 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 9 months now. First, what I like: This place is absolutely beautiful, very close to nature, with great beaches, waterfalls, forests, and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Astoria, OR for over 5 years and have also visited this town for my entire 60 years. There is no better place in the US to live. My house has the best  More

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Over 14 years ago

I went there to visit during June of 2011. I can tell you that Astoria is a very nice town. Its very green with tall trees on hills and grass very green compare to where  More

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