| | Greenville, SC | Bakersfield, CA | United States |
| Overall | 91.3 | 99.8 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.7 | 99.0 | 100 |
| Health | 97.5 | 91.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 80.4 | 106.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $358,800 | $349,300 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,690.0% | 11,170.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 76.2 | 103.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 93.1 | 111.2 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Greenville 
94 Reviews
My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The More
Thinking of moving there from Fl.
The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get More
I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90 More
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Reviews for Bakersfield 75 Reviews
I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer More
I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there More
I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I More
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