2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Bishop, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Lake Forest or is it cheaper to live in Bishop?
- Lake Forest is 46.3% more expensive than Bishop.

Which city has more affordable housing, Lake Forest or Bishop?
- Lake Forest housing costs are 91.6% more expensive than Bishop housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Bishop or is Health Care more affordable in Lake Forest.
- Health related expenses are 32.6% less in Lake Forest.
 Bishop, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock164.9100
 Food & Groceries104.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.4100
 Housing156.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$937,500$338,100
 Utilities118  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock111.6100
 Miscellaneous97.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Bishop    4 Reviews

Beautiful surroundings, but it’s a small town and if they don’t like you, they will be exclusionary. A lot of passive aggressiveness and suppressed anger, especially  More

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Over 9 years ago

It's amazing that HIGH CRIME rate 1-10 Bishop 72 The property crime 1-100 Bishop 72. Do they release ex-cons to that city from the nearby  More

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Over 11 years ago

Housing prices are rising. not much available I am considering. Moving out of  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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