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Plainfield, IL vs Port St. John, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Port St. John or is it cheaper to live in Plainfield?
- Port St. John is 0.4% more expensive than Plainfield.

Which city has more affordable housing, Port St. John or Plainfield?
- Port St. John housing costs are 27.5% less expensive than Plainfield housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Plainfield or is Health Care more affordable in Port St. John.
- Health related expenses are 4.1% more in Port St. John.
 Plainfield, ILPort St. John, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock95.6100
 Food & Groceries99.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.9100
 Housing98.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$220,600$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock90.5100
 Miscellaneous133.9  Unlock100
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 11 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 12 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 12 years ago

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

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Reviews for Port St. John    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Except it is in Brevard County. Too conservative...not enough real business here and honestly I think its because big business wants quality of life. The schools arent  More

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