| | Ames, IA | Gilroy, CA | United States |
| Overall | 87.6 | 231.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 97.3 | 111.1 | 100 |
| Health | 120.8 | 107.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 88.5 | 312.8 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $239,100 | $1,012,700 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,860.0% | 10,450.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 67.2 | 119.5 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 114.1 | 156.2 | 100 |
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I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax More
Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the More
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