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Cripple Creek, CO vs New Castle, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in New Castle or is it cheaper to live in Cripple Creek?
- New Castle is 12.8% more expensive than Cripple Creek.

Which city has more affordable housing, New Castle or Cripple Creek?
- New Castle housing costs are 109.7% more expensive than Cripple Creek housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Cripple Creek or is Health Care more affordable in New Castle.
- Health related expenses are 0.5% less in New Castle.
 Cripple Creek, CONew Castle, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock121.9100
 Food & Groceries95.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock81.1100
 Housing73.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$524,500$338,100
 Utilities90  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock100.4100
 Miscellaneous131.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Cripple Creek    1 Reviews

I'm a CA native who retired, first, to Iowa. I like Iowa, but in a search to down-size I discovered a lovely log cabin in Florissant, CO, to where I moved. I love  More

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Reviews for New Castle    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Small town  More

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Over 12 years ago

Been here about 1 1/2 years. Climate is great, lots of snow in winter, mild summers but still hits triple digits though:/ Work is hard to come by unless you are in the  More

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New Castle is a small town outside of Glenwood Springs. We have beautiful weather, gorgeous mountains but it is very expensive to live here... I think the cost of  More

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