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Northfield, MN vs Craig, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Craig or is it cheaper to live in Northfield?
- Craig is 8.8% less expensive than Northfield.

Which city has more affordable housing, Craig or Northfield?
- Craig housing costs are 32.3% less expensive than Northfield housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Northfield or is Health Care more affordable in Craig.
- Health related expenses are 6.7% less in Craig.
 Northfield, MNCraig, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock85.7100
 Food & Groceries101.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock81.0100
 Housing112.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$259,300$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock80.3100
 Miscellaneous112.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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Reviews for Craig    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Craig for 2 years, and they were the most miserable years of my life. The people are backwards and stuck in the 1970's. They voted down a rec-center; when I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would ice pick myself in the throat if I had to live in this piece of garbage town. Everyone there is a meth head I bet they even wear their socks to bed. You would  More

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Over 13 years ago

The community is small and non progressive about change. Bigots and Rednecks. Only place on the map the climate and people are a match COLD and self serving.   More

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