2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Fort Carson, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Santa Barbara or is it cheaper to live in Fort Carson?
- Santa Barbara is 40.3% more expensive than Fort Carson.

Which city has more affordable housing, Santa Barbara or Fort Carson?
- Santa Barbara housing costs are 371.0% more expensive than Fort Carson housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fort Carson or is Health Care more affordable in Santa Barbara.
- Health related expenses are 37.0% more in Santa Barbara.
 Fort Carson, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock154.7100
 Food & Groceries96.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock113.2100
 Housing101.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,525,500$338,100
 Utilities94  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock97.0100
 Miscellaneous132.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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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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