2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Folsom, CA vs Artesia, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Artesia or is it cheaper to live in Folsom?
- Artesia is 27.1% more expensive than Folsom.

Which city has more affordable housing, Artesia or Folsom?
- Artesia housing costs are 2.1% less expensive than Folsom housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Folsom or is Health Care more affordable in Artesia.
- Health related expenses are 16.6% less in Artesia.
 Folsom, CAArtesia, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock161.7100
 Food & Groceries108.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.7100
 Housing234.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$756,200$338,100
 Utilities105  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock152.2100
 Miscellaneous129.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Artesia    1 Reviews

I grew up in neighbouring Cerritos and back in the 70's and 80's I noticed that even though I was always glad to grow up in a safe, good neighbourhood and go to what  More

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