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Fresno, CA vs Three Rivers, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Three Rivers or is it cheaper to live in Fresno?
- Three Rivers is 4.0% less expensive than Fresno.

Which city has more affordable housing, Three Rivers or Fresno?
- Three Rivers housing costs are 44.5% more expensive than Fresno housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fresno or is Health Care more affordable in Three Rivers.
- Health related expenses are 23.8% more in Three Rivers.
 Fresno, CAThree Rivers, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock99.6100
 Food & Groceries99.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock115.3100
 Housing108.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$482,900$338,100
 Utilities112  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock107.1100
 Miscellaneous110.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Three Rivers    3 Reviews

At long last High Pressure weakened and the Jet Stream allowed moisture on the parched earth! About 5 inches of rain so far at 1000'  More

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Over 16 years ago

great state climate and locations. ridiculous government everyone is leaving and i'm looking to do just that as  More

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Three Rivers is right outside of Sequoia National Park. It's a town of great people in a great location but the air is truly awful! In addition, since any real  More

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