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Chardon, OH vs Rochester, NY

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Is it cheaper to live in Rochester or is it cheaper to live in Chardon?
- Rochester is 8.4% less expensive than Chardon.

Which city has more affordable housing, Rochester or Chardon?
- Rochester housing costs are 51.6% less expensive than Chardon housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Chardon or is Health Care more affordable in Rochester.
- Health related expenses are 27.9% more in Rochester.
 Chardon, OHRochester, NYUnited States
 Overall  Unlock88.6100
 Food & Groceries102.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock107.3100
 Housing92.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$130,900$338,100
 Utilities94  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock90.6100
 Miscellaneous113.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Chardon    3 Reviews

This town is perfect for you if you have nothing better to do with your life! There's very few places to go, but the places you can go are pretty fun. For example, King  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good place to raise a family. Only cons are high property taxes and alot of cloudy  More

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Over 16 years ago

Chardon is considered to resemble a town in the northeast. It is hilly and does provide beautiful scenery in the fall with the leaves turning colors. The climate is  More

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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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