2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Park Ridge, IL vs Guntersville, AL

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Is it cheaper to live in Guntersville or is it cheaper to live in Park Ridge?
- Guntersville is 23.8% less expensive than Park Ridge.

Which city has more affordable housing, Guntersville or Park Ridge?
- Guntersville housing costs are 57.6% less expensive than Park Ridge housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Park Ridge or is Health Care more affordable in Guntersville.
- Health related expenses are 33.3% more in Guntersville.
 Park Ridge, ILGuntersville, ALUnited States
 Overall  Unlock80.5100
 Food & Groceries102.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock117.3100
 Housing158.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$249,100$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock70.8100
 Miscellaneous139.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  More

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Reviews for Guntersville    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Retired here a year ago, what a great place. We have lived in the country and in the city in 5 different states and another country and this is the best deal you will  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in another country and five different states in the USA. We have now lived in this area for a year and love it more every day.We have retired  More

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Over 19 years ago

...the politics are still very much "good Ol'  More

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