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Cincinnati, OH vs Concord, NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Concord or is it cheaper to live in Cincinnati?
- Concord is 8.4% more expensive than Cincinnati.

Which city has more affordable housing, Concord or Cincinnati?
- Concord housing costs are 40.5% more expensive than Cincinnati housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Cincinnati or is Health Care more affordable in Concord.
- Health related expenses are 6.6% more in Concord.
 Cincinnati, OHConcord, NCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock95.7100
 Food & Groceries97.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock95.3100
 Housing68.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$345,000$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock85.7100
 Miscellaneous109.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Concord    8 Reviews

I am looking to relocate due to a new job offer in north Carolina. Ive narrowed my search of cities down to Concord. Some of my concerns coming from California is how is  More

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I recently just moved to Concord, NC from long island. The people are more than polite. The Weather is amazing and the cost of living is reasonable and affordable. I  More

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Over 14 years ago

North Carolina Is very boring. If you want to move to a small town with alot of nice people concord is not the place. Im dying to get out of NC because people are moving  More

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