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Barstow, CA vs Victorville, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Victorville or is it cheaper to live in Barstow?
- Victorville is 0.0% more expensive than Barstow.

Which city has more affordable housing, Victorville or Barstow?
- Victorville housing costs are 70.3% more expensive than Barstow housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Barstow or is Health Care more affordable in Victorville.
- Health related expenses are 4.9% less in Victorville.
 Barstow, CAVictorville, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock118.6100
 Food & Groceries94.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.7100
 Housing67.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$396,800$338,100
 Utilities116  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock121.1100
 Miscellaneous111.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

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

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Over 7 years ago

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

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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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Reviews for Victorville    29 Reviews

Real Estate Agents from company MVP Realty SoCal, Teresa Roberts and Mona Patel in VICTORVILLE, CA commit scam, extortion, conspiracy, and fraud resulting in a 15  More

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I'm so sick of all "This isn't the Victorville or High Desert it was back when I grew up here in the 80's or 70's!" reviews and comments on local online community  More

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In the early 2000s lots of cheap homes were built which attracted a lot of people from east LA and other terrible areas. Soon after the first gang unit was created in  More

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