| | Vallejo, CA | Watsonville, CA | United States |
| Overall | 134.3 | 186.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 107.9 | 107.3 | 100 |
| Health | 112.3 | 109.2 | 100 |
| Housing | 171.2 | 258.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $502,500 | $803,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,940.0% | 9,120.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 123.7 | 104.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 124.5 | 156.1 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor.
I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city More
I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a More
I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to More
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Reviews for Watsonville 
3 Reviews
We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living
have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over
without getting More
the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it More
Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of More
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