| | Chico, CA | State College, PA | United States |
| Overall | 110.3 | 95.4 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 102.0 | 107.8 | 100 |
| Health | 120.8 | 126.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 145.5 | 112.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $440,000 | $355,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,080.0% | 9,040.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 84.9 | 72.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 115.1 | 126.3 | 100 |
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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
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 relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful More
State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home, More
I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football More
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