2024 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Plainfield, IL vs Ottawa, IL

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Is it cheaper to live in Ottawa or is it cheaper to live in Plainfield?
- Ottawa is 18.7% less expensive than Plainfield.

Which city has more affordable housing, Ottawa or Plainfield?
- Ottawa housing costs are 49.2% less expensive than Plainfield housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Plainfield or is Health Care more affordable in Ottawa.
- Health related expenses are 20.2% more in Ottawa.
 Plainfield, ILOttawa, ILUnited States
 Overall95.277.4100
 Food & Groceries99.193.9100
 Health96.0115.4100
 Housing98.850.2100
 Median Home Cost$331,800$151,000$338,100
 Utilities9,780.0%10,010.0%10,000.0%
 Transportation102.667.5100
 Miscellaneous133.9104.1100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 11 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 11 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 14 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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