| Santa Cruz, CA | Petaluma, CA | United States |
Overall | 186.0 | 151.8 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 111.5 | 110.8 | 100 |
Health | 109.2 | 110.3 | 100 |
Housing | 420.7 | 281.7 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $1,270,800 | $839,600 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 9,350.0% | 9,910.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 110.5 | 113.1 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 155.7 | 153.9 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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 Petaluma 16 Reviews
I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians More
We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases More
I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with More
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