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Carmel Valley Village, CA vs Edmonds, WA

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Is it cheaper to live in Edmonds or is it cheaper to live in Carmel Valley Village?
- Edmonds is 10.3% less expensive than Carmel Valley Village.

Which city has more affordable housing, Edmonds or Carmel Valley Village?
- Edmonds housing costs are 35.9% less expensive than Carmel Valley Village housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Carmel Valley Village or is Health Care more affordable in Edmonds.
- Health related expenses are 39.7% less in Edmonds.
 Carmel Valley Village, CAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock136.2100
 Food & Groceries113.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.7100
 Housing424.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$803,100$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock119.8100
 Miscellaneous112.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Carmel Valley Village    2 Reviews

It was a great place to grow up in the 70s. However, it has become very expensive. Natural beauty abounds. Reasonable drives to get to Carmel or down the coast to Big  More

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A tresure, a precious gem, fresh, sweet smeeling air everytime I round the corner into the village, kind people, gorgeous scenes everywhere-trees, creeks, flowers,  More

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Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 13 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 13 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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