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Folsom, CA vs Lake Stevens, WA

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Are people in Lake Stevens older or younger than people in Folsom?
- The Median Age in Lake Stevens is 5.8 years younger than in Folsom.

Are housing costs cheaper in Lake Stevens or Folsom?
- Lake Stevens housing costs are 12.6% less expensive than Folsom housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Lake Stevens or Folsom?
- The average commute for residents of Lake Stevens is 7.1 minutes longer than it is for residents of Folsom.

Things to do in Folsom?
Folsom, California is a beautiful city located in Sacramento County, the ideal spot for outdoor activities due to its landscape filled with parks and trails such as Folsom Lake State Recreation Area or Beal's Point.

Things to do in Lake Stevens?
Lake Stevens, WA sits just east of Everett providing its residents with easy access to numerous natural attractions from hiking trails to boulder fields scattered throughout the area.

 Folsom, CALake Stevens, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,135329,725,481
 Median Income$128,421  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
 Avg. Home Price$723,000  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time25.7  Unlock26.38
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 Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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