2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Champaign, IL vs Great Barrington, MA

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Is it cheaper to live in Great Barrington or is it cheaper to live in Champaign?
- Great Barrington is 18.2% more expensive than Champaign.

Which city has more affordable housing, Great Barrington or Champaign?
- Great Barrington housing costs are 169.1% more expensive than Champaign housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Champaign or is Health Care more affordable in Great Barrington.
- Health related expenses are 9.9% less in Great Barrington.
 Champaign, ILGreat Barrington, MAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock95.9100
 Food & Groceries95.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.4100
 Housing54.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$519,700$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock74.6100
 Miscellaneous135.7  Unlock100
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

Over 6 years ago

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

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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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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Reviews for Great Barrington    1 Reviews

My wife and I moved to the area with our 2 month old baby after living most of our lives in Colorado and we could not be happier with our decision. Great Barrington and  More

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