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Anderson, IN vs San Dimas, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in San Dimas or is it cheaper to live in Anderson?
- San Dimas is 104.9% more expensive than Anderson.

Which city has more affordable housing, San Dimas or Anderson?
- San Dimas housing costs are 928.8% more expensive than Anderson housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Anderson or is Health Care more affordable in San Dimas.
- Health related expenses are 8.4% less in San Dimas.
 Anderson, INSan Dimas, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock161.7100
 Food & Groceries90.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.7100
 Housing25.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$778,400$338,100
 Utilities92  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock161.3100
 Miscellaneous91.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for San Dimas    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

The Jefferson's have Guts & we love our city even from a distance it's still close to our hearts! Peace, Love, & Light!  More

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Over 11 years ago

You probably are aware of how bad the drought is in Southern CA. Last year we only received 3 inches of rain. This is more like Texas than Southern CA. It looks like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lori I'm assuming you could not afford the VIA VERDE neighborhood of San Dimas. I just moved into VIA VERDE and it is so peaceful! I love it! I have a beautiful green  More

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