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Shell Knob, MO vs Bloomington, IL

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Is it cheaper to live in Bloomington or is it cheaper to live in Shell Knob?
- Bloomington is 7.6% more expensive than Shell Knob.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bloomington or Shell Knob?
- Bloomington housing costs are 0.2% less expensive than Shell Knob housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Shell Knob or is Health Care more affordable in Bloomington.
- Health related expenses are 7.2% more in Bloomington.
 Shell Knob, MOBloomington, ILUnited States
 Overall  Unlock82.1100
 Food & Groceries98.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock109.0100
 Housing63.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$208,600$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock67.4100
 Miscellaneous59.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Shell Knob    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

The summers here are extremely hot and humid, we get very little rain (although this week it has been making up for that lack) :) so everything dies by mid July, the  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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