| Washington, DC | Barstow, CA | United States |
Overall | 151.9 | 118.6 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 114.1 | 94.6 | 100 |
Health | 95.5 | 91.2 | 100 |
Housing | 231.5 | 67.1 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $644,900 | $247,000 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 10,600.0% | 11,590.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 135.3 | 99.0 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 175.9 | 111.0 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Washington 97 Reviews
Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town More
Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is More
Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven More
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The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow.
At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars More
Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down More
Be careful is all I can say.
I moved there with the focus to buy a home
the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use More
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