| Sonoma, CA | Murrieta, CA | United States |
Overall | 151.8 | 131.2 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 111.0 | 100.7 | 100 |
Health | 111.4 | 87.3 | 100 |
Housing | 308.8 | 197.4 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $906,700 | $600,300 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 10,350.0% | 10,560.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 108.6 | 117.1 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 153.5 | 112.3 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in More
I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town More
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Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather.
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Reviews for Murrieta 39 Reviews
Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange More
I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small More
A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too. More
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