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Grand Prairie, TX vs Tehachapi, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Tehachapi or is it cheaper to live in Grand Prairie?
- Tehachapi is 0.4% less expensive than Grand Prairie.

Which city has more affordable housing, Tehachapi or Grand Prairie?
- Tehachapi housing costs are 33.5% more expensive than Grand Prairie housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Grand Prairie or is Health Care more affordable in Tehachapi.
- Health related expenses are 7.0% less in Tehachapi.
 Grand Prairie, TXTehachapi, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock99.8100
 Food & Groceries97.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock91.6100
 Housing89.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$390,900$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock99.7100
 Miscellaneous107.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Grand Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 14 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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