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Manchester, OH vs Cincinnati, OH

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Is it cheaper to live in Cincinnati or is it cheaper to live in Manchester?
- Cincinnati is 15.4% more expensive than Manchester.

Which city has more affordable housing, Cincinnati or Manchester?
- Cincinnati housing costs are 131.0% more expensive than Manchester housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Manchester or is Health Care more affordable in Cincinnati.
- Health related expenses are 5.8% more in Cincinnati.
 Manchester, OHCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Overall  Unlock88.3100
 Food & Groceries92.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock89.4100
 Housing29.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$210,800$338,100
 Utilities106  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock93.6100
 Miscellaneous74.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Manchester    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I recently stopped through Adams County with my son,and to my surprise, I walked into a scene from the movie "Mississippi Burning". I had never in my life experience  More

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Over 14 years ago

I live in Manchester and theres a few areas of manchester that are decent but most look horrible if i could choose the best street it would be 8th St. There are planty  More

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Over 19 years ago

This place is very quiet and pretty. There is no flood wall, so there is an occasional flood in town. It's surrounded by rural farms. Lots of deer and tobacco and  More

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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