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Custer, SD vs Pollock Pines, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Pollock Pines or is it cheaper to live in Custer?
- Pollock Pines is 44.0% more expensive than Custer.

Which city has more affordable housing, Pollock Pines or Custer?
- Pollock Pines housing costs are 53.9% more expensive than Custer housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Custer or is Health Care more affordable in Pollock Pines.
- Health related expenses are 11.4% less in Pollock Pines.
 Custer, SDPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock143.7100
 Food & Groceries102.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock129.0100
 Housing86.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$386,200$338,100
 Utilities89  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock132.0100
 Miscellaneous94.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Custer    1 Reviews

We retired and moved to the country so I could live my dream of breeding horses. Country living takes a period of adjustment, but I love country living, and it would be  More

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Reviews for Pollock Pines    6 Reviews

1 hr from Sacramento; 1 hour from Lake Tahoe on Hwy 50. Close to skiing, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, biking - if you love outdoor activities that make you sweat,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sperling's Pollock Pines air quality ranking of "1.2" (very poor) surprises me for a place this far into the mountains. Is that an  More

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The review places the elevation too low. At the center of town (Safeway Supermarket) we are at 3,990. I'm slightly higher at just over 4,000. 30 years ago we used to  More

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