| | Santa Cruz, CA | Flower Mound, TX | United States |
| Overall | 186.0 | 107.6 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 111.5 | 104.0 | 100 |
| Health | 109.2 | 100.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 420.7 | 165.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $1,270,800 | $579,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,350.0% | 10,020.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 110.5 | 97.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 155.7 | 103.7 | 100 |
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Reviews for Santa Cruz 
44 Reviews
I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we More
I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class More
I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity, More
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Reviews for Flower Mound 18 Reviews
We moved to Flower Mound on a relocation from out of state for my job over 20 years ago. At that time Flower Mound was a very rural, green, peaceful, spot. It has easy More
Pulled over by police here like 25 times for driving a car they dont like, if i drive my jeep they dont pull me over , if i drive my beat up car im harrased, racist More
Flower Mound is a great place to live for raising a family and for retiring. It has a great mix of young and old, working professionals and retirees. Our community has More
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