2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
El Cajon, CA vs Lincoln, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Lincoln or is it cheaper to live in El Cajon?
- Lincoln is 10.1% less expensive than El Cajon.

Which city has more affordable housing, Lincoln or El Cajon?
- Lincoln housing costs are 13.4% less expensive than El Cajon housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in El Cajon or is Health Care more affordable in Lincoln.
- Health related expenses are 15.3% more in Lincoln.
 El Cajon, CALincoln, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock139.3100
 Food & Groceries107.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.6100
 Housing234.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$626,000$338,100
 Utilities111  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock108.3100
 Miscellaneous153.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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Reviews for Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having grown up an “Angelino” and having a very suburban life in the SF Valley, we moved to a Sacramento suburb in mid 80s when it was still an undiscovered gem; I was a  More

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Over 11 years ago

This is a little ranch and farm town just to the north east of Sacramento that several years ago found itself growing like a weed. The downtown area is like many small  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lincoln has grown significantly in the Last 5 years. A lot of beautiful new developments and great communities. I believe, that Lincoln provides great value for money.  More

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