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Castro Valley, CA vs Goodyear, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Goodyear or is it cheaper to live in Castro Valley?
- Goodyear is 42.2% less expensive than Castro Valley.

Which city has more affordable housing, Goodyear or Castro Valley?
- Goodyear housing costs are 62.6% less expensive than Castro Valley housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Castro Valley or is Health Care more affordable in Goodyear.
- Health related expenses are 20.8% less in Goodyear.
 Castro Valley, CAGoodyear, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock113.0100
 Food & Groceries111.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock92.5100
 Housing371.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$458,100$338,100
 Utilities93  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock119.4100
 Miscellaneous158.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Goodyear    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The best thing about Goodyear AZ is that it is NOT IN  More

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Over 5 years ago

everybody disliking az is a  More

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Over 6 years ago

Pros: there is jobs for all levels professional, entry level, and tons of manufactories, houses are beautiful, beautiful landscape, a lot stores, restaurants, a lot  More

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