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Lake Forest, IL vs Cherry Hills Village, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Cherry Hills Village or is it cheaper to live in Lake Forest?
- Cherry Hills Village is 27.5% more expensive than Lake Forest.

Which city has more affordable housing, Cherry Hills Village or Lake Forest?
- Cherry Hills Village housing costs are 176.0% more expensive than Lake Forest housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Lake Forest or is Health Care more affordable in Cherry Hills Village.
- Health related expenses are 11.4% less in Cherry Hills Village.
 Lake Forest, ILCherry Hills Village, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock123.7100
 Food & Groceries108.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock85.3100
 Housing285.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$2,706,800$338,100
 Utilities94  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock108.1100
 Miscellaneous141.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Cherry Hills Village    3 Reviews

Cherry Hills Village is in fact not close to Parker. It actually fairly close to downtown Denver. I'm a little confused why you singled out that neighborhood other than  More

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Over 19 years ago

We recently returned from a trip to the Denver Metro area including Parker, Littleton and Highlands Ranch. I am fairly certain that Cherry Hills is nearby-if not, please  More

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Me and My husband and our 4 kids are ready for the big chang in our lives and are ready to move by the end of the summer.We live in Texas right now near our  More

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