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Carson City, NV vs Kelseyville, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Kelseyville or is it cheaper to live in Carson City?
- Kelseyville is 4.4% less expensive than Carson City.

Which city has more affordable housing, Kelseyville or Carson City?
- Kelseyville housing costs are 19.9% less expensive than Carson City housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Carson City or is Health Care more affordable in Kelseyville.
- Health related expenses are 11.7% more in Kelseyville.
 Carson City, NVKelseyville, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock104.6100
 Food & Groceries101.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock121.9100
 Housing144.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$366,800$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock99.9100
 Miscellaneous91.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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Reviews for Kelseyville    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

In my opinion I'd give another star but I'll be reasonable. The natural beauty and lack of city traffic adds to the desire. The economy is iffy, criminal activity  More

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Over 16 years ago

Beautiful, clean blue sky. A bit warm by day, e.g. mid 90's for July, August, but cool  More

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Over 17 years ago

The town of Kelseyville is located in Lake County, California. It's a bout 2.5 hours north of San Francisco, and about an 1.5 hours north of Napa. Napa Valley -  More

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