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Healdsburg, CA vs San Francisco, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in San Francisco or is it cheaper to live in Healdsburg?
- San Francisco is 61.7% more expensive than Healdsburg.

Which city has more affordable housing, San Francisco or Healdsburg?
- San Francisco housing costs are 63.3% more expensive than Healdsburg housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Healdsburg or is Health Care more affordable in San Francisco.
- Health related expenses are 4.2% more in San Francisco.
 Healdsburg, CASan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock245.5100
 Food & Groceries112.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock114.9100
 Housing308.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,237,600$338,100
 Utilities103  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock158.2100
 Miscellaneous153.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Healdsburg    6 Reviews

The posted 71% statistic for registered Democrat voters is completely wrong per our County's Registrar's office. The October 21, 2016 actual statistics follow:   More

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Over 14 years ago

Unfriendly, overpriced....who could ever afford to live here other than the ever-growing number of creepy uber-wealthy snobs? The crazy funnny part is that California's  More

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It's beautiful here. But this particular city is geared toward the wealthy and the tourists. It didn't used to be... but at a certain point 20 years ago, the city made a  More

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Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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