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El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA vs Fresno, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Fresno or is it cheaper to live in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)?
- Fresno is 29.0% less expensive than El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles).

Which city has more affordable housing, Fresno or El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)?
- Fresno housing costs are 48.1% less expensive than El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) or is Health Care more affordable in Fresno.
- Health related expenses are 14.5% less in Fresno.
 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock103.7100
 Food & Groceries105.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.1100
 Housing208.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$359,700$338,100
 Utilities110  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock101.7100
 Miscellaneous143.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for El Paso De Robles (Paso Robles)    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I was born in Paso. When I was a kid, it was all dry dirt farmers & pickup trucks. Now its all about the wine business & Beemers... Its having growing pains, & water  More

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I moved to the area in August of 07 to teach, and am NOW living in Central CA...AGAIN:( Could NOT afford to live "in the neighborhood" on my own salary (@ 60K), and I  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in Paso Robles, California. It is a wonderful place to live and retire. San Luis Obispo County has several small towns and cities. Those towns that are on, or  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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