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Kankakee, IL vs Flossmoor, IL

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Is it cheaper to live in Flossmoor or is it cheaper to live in Kankakee?
- Flossmoor is 31.1% more expensive than Kankakee.

Which city has more affordable housing, Flossmoor or Kankakee?
- Flossmoor housing costs are 145.3% more expensive than Kankakee housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Kankakee or is Health Care more affordable in Flossmoor.
- Health related expenses are 4.9% less in Flossmoor.
 Kankakee, ILFlossmoor, ILUnited States
 Overall  Unlock105.7100
 Food & Groceries91.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock88.0100
 Housing38.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$299,700$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock142.6100
 Miscellaneous103.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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

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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

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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 Flossmoor    1 Reviews

This small suburb south of Chicago is picture perfect, literally, like a Norman Rockwell painting. Culturally diverse, many kids of different ethnicities all playing  More

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