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Carbondale, IL vs Phillips, WI

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Is it cheaper to live in Phillips or is it cheaper to live in Carbondale?
- Phillips is 0.1% more expensive than Carbondale.

Which city has more affordable housing, Phillips or Carbondale?
- Phillips housing costs are 8.0% more expensive than Carbondale housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Carbondale or is Health Care more affordable in Phillips.
- Health related expenses are 3.6% less in Phillips.
 Carbondale, ILPhillips, WIUnited States
 Overall  Unlock78.5100
 Food & Groceries95.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock124.4100
 Housing43.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$162,000$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock75.6100
 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 Phillips    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for about 3 years and I can honestly say I am sorry I ever moved here. The police force is absolutely not desirable. Frankly they have the compassion of  More

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