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Hilo, HI vs Council Bluffs, IA

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Is it cheaper to live in Council Bluffs or is it cheaper to live in Hilo?
- Council Bluffs is 37.2% less expensive than Hilo.

Which city has more affordable housing, Council Bluffs or Hilo?
- Council Bluffs housing costs are 60.1% less expensive than Hilo housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Hilo or is Health Care more affordable in Council Bluffs.
- Health related expenses are 6.9% more in Council Bluffs.
 Hilo, HICouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock82.8100
 Food & Groceries152.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock106.6100
 Housing135.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$190,300$338,100
 Utilities194  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock82.4100
 Miscellaneous108.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Hilo    10 Reviews

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are  More

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Over 4 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal.  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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