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Kennewick, WA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Santa Rosa or is it cheaper to live in Kennewick?
- Santa Rosa is 51.0% more expensive than Kennewick.

Which city has more affordable housing, Santa Rosa or Kennewick?
- Santa Rosa housing costs are 84.7% more expensive than Kennewick housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Kennewick or is Health Care more affordable in Santa Rosa.
- Health related expenses are 27.5% more in Santa Rosa.
 Kennewick, WASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock151.8100
 Food & Groceries100.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock110.3100
 Housing121.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$666,900$338,100
 Utilities81  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock103.6100
 Miscellaneous132.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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