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Fergus Falls, MN vs Bloomington, IL

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Is it cheaper to live in Bloomington or is it cheaper to live in Fergus Falls?
- Bloomington is 6.5% less expensive than Fergus Falls.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bloomington or Fergus Falls?
- Bloomington housing costs are 23.1% more expensive than Fergus Falls housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fergus Falls or is Health Care more affordable in Bloomington.
- Health related expenses are 34.6% more in Bloomington.
 Fergus Falls, MNBloomington, ILUnited States
 Overall  Unlock82.1100
 Food & Groceries96.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock109.0100
 Housing51.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$208,600$338,100
 Utilities93  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock67.4100
 Miscellaneous98.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Fergus Falls    4 Reviews

Will · 
Over 4 years ago

Fergus falls is a beautiful, beautiful area and has some of the kindest folk you'll ever meet. It is very relaxed as well, which can be a blessing and a curse depending  More

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We moved to Fergus Falls August 2019. The community is your average community. Nice folks, good neighborhoods. But. The water quality is sub-par. And the city fails to  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is really no big deal, however, I am just going to throw this out there: I am Lord PopSKULL of The Trans-Discordian Sect of TOOtwo BonK. We Worship/Constantly  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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