| | El Cajon, CA | Ukiah, CA | United States |
| Overall | 154.9 | 119.5 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 107.9 | 107.0 | 100 |
| Health | 89.0 | 121.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 234.4 | 159.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $727,300 | $446,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,060.0% | 10,140.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 124.8 | 84.8 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 153.5 | 110.4 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for El Cajon 
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Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like More
Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is More
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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Well from reading the reviews one would not live here. I think that's a ruse because I'm going on 9 years in the town and I love it. Now if your from the South then your More
If you are reading this, then do not buy into what some AI robotic paragraph of text says from Google.
Here it is from a real person, a real ex-citizen. If you More
I am a transplant from Los Angeles/OC and have lived here for 6 years. Thankfully I do not live in the city of Ukiah. I live in the east hills and am in my 40s trying to More
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