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Chico, CA vs Gold Hill, OR

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Is it cheaper to live in Gold Hill or is it cheaper to live in Chico?
- Gold Hill is 3.8% less expensive than Chico.

Which city has more affordable housing, Gold Hill or Chico?
- Gold Hill housing costs are 1.7% less expensive than Chico housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Chico or is Health Care more affordable in Gold Hill.
- Health related expenses are 12.8% less in Gold Hill.
 Chico, CAGold Hill, ORUnited States
 Overall  Unlock106.1100
 Food & Groceries102.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock105.3100
 Housing145.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$422,700$338,100
 Utilities111  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock84.3100
 Miscellaneous115.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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Reviews for Gold Hill    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Rapists on the bridge by the greenway  More

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I first kayaked through Gold Hill 30 years ago and fell in love with the river there. I grew up in Bend, Oregon and the Deschutes river and loved the Deschutes but when  More

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Over 13 years ago

Del Rio Vineyards~is a huge part of the Gold Hill community. As a wine club member, you can enjoy free tastings, discounts on wine and merchandise, as well as, take  More

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