| | Pittsfield, MA | Council Bluffs, IA | United States |
| Overall | 95.9 | 82.8 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 100.9 | 95.4 | 100 |
| Health | 100.4 | 106.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 74.8 | 54.0 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $263,800 | $190,300 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,120.0% | 9,090.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 73.3 | 82.4 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 117.5 | 98.8 | 100 |
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Reviews for Pittsfield 
6 Reviews
I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the More
Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that More
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I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get More
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Reviews for Council Bluffs 
4 Reviews
It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational More
Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement More
here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It More
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