| | Mountain View, CA | Vallejo, CA | United States |
| Overall | 231.0 | 134.3 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 120.2 | 107.9 | 100 |
| Health | 107.7 | 112.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 644.7 | 171.2 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $1,773,700 | $502,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,860.0% | 9,940.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 138.6 | 123.7 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 155.4 | 124.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for Mountain View 
15 Reviews
I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline More
I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high More
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If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor.
I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city More
I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a More
I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to More
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