| | Rock Island, IL | Jackson, WY | United States |
| Overall | 75.7 | 180.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 92.3 | 114.4 | 100 |
| Health | 94.3 | 144.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 33.3 | 319.2 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $112,200 | $1,470,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,970.0% | 9,610.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 77.7 | 73.5 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 119.8 | 124.9 | 100 |
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Reviews for Rock Island 
3 Reviews
Pros:
1. Extremely low cost of living
2. Affordable place to live
Cons:
1. High crime rate
2. Poor school system
3. Not much to More
Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains More
I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part More
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I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year..... More
What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is More
Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice More
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