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Worthington, OH vs Cincinnati, OH

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Is it cheaper to live in Cincinnati or is it cheaper to live in Worthington?
- Cincinnati is 3.4% less expensive than Worthington.

Which city has more affordable housing, Cincinnati or Worthington?
- Cincinnati housing costs are 48.1% less expensive than Worthington housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Worthington or is Health Care more affordable in Cincinnati.
- Health related expenses are 0.1% less in Cincinnati.
 Worthington, OHCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Overall  Unlock88.3100
 Food & Groceries103.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock89.4100
 Housing132.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$210,800$338,100
 Utilities102  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock93.6100
 Miscellaneous107.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Worthington    8 Reviews

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Over 11 years ago

As a retired teacher, I think Worthington has the best Public School in Columbus Ohio. When I moved into the area, I knew A lot of Ohio State University Professors live  More

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Over 14 years ago

Worthington is a lovely small community on the northside of Columbus Ohio. A safe community for walking and plenty of activities including festivals year  More

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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