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Urbana, IL vs Nucla, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Nucla or is it cheaper to live in Urbana?
- Nucla is 17.6% more expensive than Urbana.

Which city has more affordable housing, Nucla or Urbana?
- Nucla housing costs are 20.6% more expensive than Urbana housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Urbana or is Health Care more affordable in Nucla.
- Health related expenses are 27.6% less in Nucla.
 Urbana, ILNucla, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock95.4100
 Food & Groceries94.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock80.6100
 Housing50.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$208,700$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock74.6100
 Miscellaneous135.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for Nucla    2 Reviews

Worst place I've ever lived. Grocery stores are awful, with horrible food that costs way to much, and they turn freezers off to "save money". Power company is crooked,  More

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Over 17 years ago

This town is by far a good place to live , there are mostly uneducated people that want to stay back in the 50s and complain that they are picked on . They do not want  More

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