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Council Bluffs, IA vs Eagle, ID

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Is it cheaper to live in Eagle or is it cheaper to live in Council Bluffs?
- Eagle is 44.4% more expensive than Council Bluffs.

Which city has more affordable housing, Eagle or Council Bluffs?
- Eagle housing costs are 405.4% more expensive than Council Bluffs housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Council Bluffs or is Health Care more affordable in Eagle.
- Health related expenses are 5.9% less in Eagle.
 Council Bluffs, IAEagle, IDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock119.6100
 Food & Groceries95.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.3100
 Housing54.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$761,100$338,100
 Utilities91  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock91.6100
 Miscellaneous98.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 16 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Reviews for Eagle    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

So you want to move to Eagle? First thing to know is that early politicians had no clue about planning so the layout is horrible. There really is no town “center” save  More

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Over 10 years ago

Eagle is a nice area but completely inflated home prices for what you get. While maybe the prices seem like a steal if you're moving from expensive cities, it's  More

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There appears to be an error in the data presenting the average annual snowfall for Eagle, ID. I have checked several sources, and it appears there is usually a total  More

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