| | Kankakee, IL | Appleton, WI | United States |
| Overall | 80.6 | 88.1 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 91.8 | 94.2 | 100 |
| Health | 92.5 | 95.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 38.0 | 69.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $117,300 | $222,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,070.0% | 9,790.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 78.3 | 74.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 103.6 | 127.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for Kankakee 
5 Reviews
Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore.
Forty years ago, the More
Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the More
Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all More
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Reviews for Appleton 
23 Reviews
Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very More
Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you More
Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by More
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