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Homewood, IL vs Granger, IN

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Is it cheaper to live in Granger or is it cheaper to live in Homewood?
- Granger is 25.3% less expensive than Homewood.

Which city has more affordable housing, Granger or Homewood?
- Granger housing costs are 61.3% more expensive than Homewood housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Homewood or is Health Care more affordable in Granger.
- Health related expenses are 6.3% more in Granger.
 Homewood, ILGranger, INUnited States
 Overall  Unlock79.0100
 Food & Groceries94.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.5100
 Housing68.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$340,500$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock82.2100
 Miscellaneous140.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Homewood    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Homewood used to be a nice place to live but now there are alot of burglaries and the police isn't doing much about  More

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Even though I've left the Chicago area to move out west, I won't forget about where I was born & raised - Home Sweet Homewood! As part of the oft-overlooked Southern  More

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Reviews for Granger    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved to Granger from South Bend 12 yrs ago & have no children. It's perfect for families w/children~the best school system in the area & low taxes. Granger is the  More

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Over 17 years ago

I can only say one thing...It is a great place to put kids in a K-12 public school  More

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