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Fillmore, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Santa Barbara or is it cheaper to live in Fillmore?
- Santa Barbara is 0.5% more expensive than Fillmore.

Which city has more affordable housing, Santa Barbara or Fillmore?
- Santa Barbara housing costs are 144.8% more expensive than Fillmore housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fillmore or is Health Care more affordable in Santa Barbara.
- Health related expenses are 6.1% more in Santa Barbara.
 Fillmore, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock154.7100
 Food & Groceries104.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock113.2100
 Housing194.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,525,500$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock97.0100
 Miscellaneous150.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Fillmore    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Small, quiet, but only 20 minutes in any direction to large cities. Houses are beautiful, especially those near the river bed! I’ve never seen it over flow, even in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Fillmore is a great little town. Big enough to do all your shopping here from groceries to building supplies. Bigger needed items can be found 25 min from Fillmore in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Fillmore with my family when I was 13 and after college I moved back there for a couple of years with my husband. So, here's the good, the bad, and the ugly  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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