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Carmel, IN vs Ravenswood, WV

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Is it cheaper to live in Ravenswood or is it cheaper to live in Carmel?
- Ravenswood is 25.6% less expensive than Carmel.

Which city has more affordable housing, Ravenswood or Carmel?
- Ravenswood housing costs are 74.8% less expensive than Carmel housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Carmel or is Health Care more affordable in Ravenswood.
- Health related expenses are 14.9% more in Ravenswood.
 Carmel, INRavenswood, WVUnited States
 Overall  Unlock78.9100
 Food & Groceries101.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock114.3100
 Housing150.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$149,900$338,100
 Utilities90  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock89.3100
 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 Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Ravenswood    3 Reviews

The Beautiful Oak Trees that surround Ravenswood High School were planted in 1961 by members of the "Civilian Conservation Corps" and several Distinguished Military  More

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As a student, I was educated in Ravenswood, West Virginia. Ravenswood is an old town, that was initially zoned as a private estate owned by the first President of the  More

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Over 16 years ago

There really isn't anything to do unless your into high school football or willing to travel a half hour or more in order to find something to do like shopping,  More

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