| | Indianapolis, IN | Bloomington, IN | United States |
| Overall | 85.7 | 88.8 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 93.6 | 97.0 | 100 |
| Health | 100.3 | 95.9 | 100 |
| Housing | 62.7 | 88.0 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $221,900 | $293,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 90.2 | 97.2 | 100 |
| Transportation | 90.8 | 69.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 103.1 | 106.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for Indianapolis 
153 Reviews
The worst choice we ever made - 8/18/2022
No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding.
Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout...
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A little bit of it all. - 8/25/2021
This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said.
The only factual part is...
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Shit hole city - 7/6/2021
Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday....
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Reviews for Bloomington 
25 Reviews
Wonderfull, small, but cosmopolitan town! - 8/26/2020
I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,...
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Corruption! - 7/4/2020
The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption.
The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges...
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BloomingNot - 5/6/2019
Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical...
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