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Turners Falls, MA vs Carbondale, IL

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Is it cheaper to live in Carbondale or is it cheaper to live in Turners Falls?
- Carbondale is 16.5% less expensive than Turners Falls.

Which city has more affordable housing, Carbondale or Turners Falls?
- Carbondale housing costs are 44.2% less expensive than Turners Falls housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Turners Falls or is Health Care more affordable in Carbondale.
- Health related expenses are 32.0% more in Carbondale.
 Turners Falls, MACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Overall  Unlock78.4100
 Food & Groceries104.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock129.1100
 Housing78.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$116,200$338,100
 Utilities113  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock70.2100
 Miscellaneous121.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Turners Falls    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Turner's Falls and the surrounding area (including Northampton and Amherst) may have great potential, but it could take about 20 years and a billion dollars to realize  More

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Over 19 years ago

Turners Falls(formerly known as Great Falls) is cursed by a great potential. Some of the lowest housing costs in the Pioneer Valley. Half an hour to Amherst and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Has the potential to be a nice cultural town on CT river but still needs a lot of work to get  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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