| | Clearlake, CA | Ottumwa, IA | United States |
| Overall | 104.6 | 71.1 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 101.8 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Health | 121.9 | 119.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 70.7 | 24.8 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $225,900 | $97,700 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,110.0% | 10,080.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 102.7 | 62.8 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 109.7 | 85.3 | 100 |
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Reviews for Clearlake 
8 Reviews
I just recently moved here to clearlake park Ca, and I think its gorgeous. The Bird watching is phenomenal. There are thousands of Pelicans and Bald eagles, blue More
Look, I agree with many posters here who say Clearlake is beautiful, the way of life is slower paced and relaxed, and the air quality is good. For 2008-09 I lived and More
You just made yourself sound like an arrogant fool. Poverty and ignorance do not necessarily go hand in hand. Just because they embrace a simple lifestyle and you have More
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Reviews for Ottumwa 
5 Reviews
Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the More
ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro More
Pros:
1. Extremely low cost of living and housing
2. Affordable place to live
Cons:
1. High crime rate
2. Very poor school system
3. Economically depressed
4. More
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