| | South Lake Tahoe, CA | Ridgecrest, CA | United States |
| Overall | 143.7 | 99.8 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 106.2 | 98.4 | 100 |
| Health | 129.0 | 92.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 211.7 | 82.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $657,600 | $245,600 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,090.0% | 11,960.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 102.6 | 101.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 156.6 | 110.6 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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Reviews for Ridgecrest 
7 Reviews
For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often.
RC is in the high More
Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties.
If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm More
The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it More
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