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Greeley, CO vs Ottumwa, IA

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Is it cheaper to live in Ottumwa or is it cheaper to live in Greeley?
- Ottumwa is 37.3% less expensive than Greeley.

Which city has more affordable housing, Ottumwa or Greeley?
- Ottumwa housing costs are 80.4% less expensive than Greeley housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Greeley or is Health Care more affordable in Ottumwa.
- Health related expenses are 36.8% more in Ottumwa.
 Greeley, COOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock71.1100
 Food & Groceries98.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock119.3100
 Housing126.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$97,700$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock62.8100
 Miscellaneous110.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Greeley    34 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

ive lived here for a while and its pretty  More

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I lived in Greeley, CO during my undergraduate for 4 years. I recently moved to go receive my graduate degree elsewhere. However, there are so many ups and downs of this  More

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Over 5 years ago

I also have lived in Greeley for 5 yrs. Greeley is full of crime, drug users, and thief's. People are rude. An dont get me started on everyone excepting free hand  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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