| | St. Helena, CA | Pacific Grove, CA | United States |
| Overall | 161.3 | 151.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 116.7 | 111.9 | 100 |
| Health | 109.5 | 143.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 539.9 | 410.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $1,626,800 | $1,208,600 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,480.0% | 8,680.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 105.1 | 98.8 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 156.4 | 112.2 | 100 |
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Reviews for St. Helena 
2 Reviews
There is no better place to raise a family. Great community, excellent resources, fabulous restaurants, amazing hikes and beautiful scenery. More
I currently live in Sacramento, California for about 5 months and returning to batavia, New York in 5 more months. My boyfriend and I are going to get a place together More
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Reviews for Pacific Grove 
3 Reviews
We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase More
PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million More
We were welcomed to the community and had great More
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