| | Placerville, CA | South Lake Tahoe, CA | United States |
| Overall | 143.7 | 143.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 105.9 | 106.2 | 100 |
| Health | 106.1 | 129.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 172.3 | 211.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $502,000 | $657,600 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,050.0% | 11,090.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 114.1 | 102.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 157.2 | 156.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for Placerville 
6 Reviews
We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to More
We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We More
Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state More
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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe 
10 Reviews
Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too.
Lake is nothing special either.
I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great More
Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very More
Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in More
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