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Oelwein, IA vs Bend, OR

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Is it cheaper to live in Bend or is it cheaper to live in Oelwein?
- Bend is 73.7% more expensive than Oelwein.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bend or Oelwein?
- Bend housing costs are 897.2% more expensive than Oelwein housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Oelwein or is Health Care more affordable in Bend.
- Health related expenses are 13.4% less in Bend.
 Oelwein, IABend, ORUnited States
 Overall  Unlock127.0100
 Food & Groceries91.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock97.9100
 Housing21.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$666,200$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock82.6100
 Miscellaneous87.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Oelwein    1 Reviews

Oelwein is a decent city with above-average schools that is attempting to right a somewhat negative image. I lived there for seven years after living in several  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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