| | Big Bear Lake, CA | Ruidoso, NM | United States |
| Overall | 118.6 | 89.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.7 | 95.7 | 100 |
| Health | 88.1 | 85.8 | 100 |
| Housing | 152.0 | 81.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $586,600 | $282,600 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,720.0% | 9,760.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 114.7 | 68.2 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 110.8 | 92.7 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Big Bear Lake 
5 Reviews
We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash, More
Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain More
In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled More
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Best place in NM to live , unless you like crowds, traffic, crime, and concrete. Plenty of jobs and min wage is now close to $12/hr. Housing is a little pricey but More
I love Ruidoso, or "noisy river". I have always visited but now i live here. Was my first choice if I ever moved. I am so glad I left El Paso, was getting way to big More
I’ve lived in this town for nine years and loved it. The weather is by far the best thing about this town. Just don’t be a “rude Texan,“ and you will be fine. Try not to More
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