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Foresthill, CA vs Folsom, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Folsom or is it cheaper to live in Foresthill?
- Folsom is 8.7% less expensive than Foresthill.

Which city has more affordable housing, Folsom or Foresthill?
- Folsom housing costs are 47.4% more expensive than Foresthill housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Foresthill or is Health Care more affordable in Folsom.
- Health related expenses are 19.9% less in Folsom.
 Foresthill, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock127.2100
 Food & Groceries105.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock104.0100
 Housing159.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$723,000$338,100
 Utilities109  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock117.4100
 Miscellaneous156.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Foresthill    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This is a beautiful area with lots of trees and wildlife. Every summer you are smoked out and pray ther are no fires. You pay outrageous prices for gas and food so you  More

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Over 9 years ago

This beautiful TINY TOWN REALL SUCKS. 1. There IS no PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. If you want to get into Auburn, CA really bad you must get to the main road and stick  More

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Over 16 years ago

Foresthill is a retirement community mostly. It is small and beautiful; with local lakes and rivers. The town itself doesn't have much of an economy, and it is difficult  More

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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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