2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Ellettsville, IN vs Richmond, IN

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Is it cheaper to live in Richmond or is it cheaper to live in Ellettsville?
- Richmond is 20.5% less expensive than Ellettsville.

Which city has more affordable housing, Richmond or Ellettsville?
- Richmond housing costs are 57.0% less expensive than Ellettsville housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Ellettsville or is Health Care more affordable in Richmond.
- Health related expenses are 0.4% more in Richmond.
 Ellettsville, INRichmond, INUnited States
 Overall  Unlock70.6100
 Food & Groceries94.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock96.3100
 Housing72.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$126,700$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock60.8100
 Miscellaneous106.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Ellettsville    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

There isn't much to do in Ellettsville proper. It's just a little tiny suburb of Bloomington. Fortunately, it does have the benefit of fewer obnoxious late night  More

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Reviews for Richmond    5 Reviews

do you see any changes no and lot of people don't even vote in this poverty retirement town. most of the educated people have left Richmond and Indiana all together. Be  More

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Over 12 years ago

Richmond is an attractive city for the most part, but for its population there is way to much crime. The police seem to worry more about petty issues like driving  More

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Over 14 years ago

Richmond is a great city homes here are very reasonable to buy. We have great parks. And lots of things to do for a town our size. I was born here so were my parents and  More

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