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Dobbs Ferry, NY vs Carbondale, IL

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Is it cheaper to live in Carbondale or is it cheaper to live in Dobbs Ferry?
- Carbondale is 50.1% less expensive than Dobbs Ferry.

Which city has more affordable housing, Carbondale or Dobbs Ferry?
- Carbondale housing costs are 84.0% less expensive than Dobbs Ferry housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Dobbs Ferry or is Health Care more affordable in Carbondale.
- Health related expenses are 2.2% more in Carbondale.
 Dobbs Ferry, NYCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Overall  Unlock78.4100
 Food & Groceries110.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock129.1100
 Housing272.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$116,200$338,100
 Utilities153  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock70.2100
 Miscellaneous158.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Dobbs Ferry    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great living here while we are still working. Impractical in retirement unless you are in the top one per  More

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Over 16 years ago

Westchester country of New York state is beautiful, schools are good and people are friendly. But taxes! On my townhouse which is valued at $500k and would sell  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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