| Champaign, IL | Boston, MA | United States |
Overall | 81.1 | 150.8 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 95.0 | 111.4 | 100 |
Health | 111.4 | 89.7 | 100 |
Housing | 54.7 | 228.7 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $190,400 | $656,500 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 9,510.0% | 11,680.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 69.4 | 131.8 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 135.7 | 157.9 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Champaign 13 Reviews
Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and More
I wonderful city with great More
Actually it's barely a nice place to live.
The pros:
Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized More
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health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the More
I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food.
However any pro More
I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools, More
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