| | Lake Elsinore, CA | Garden Grove, CA | United States |
| Overall | 131.2 | 164.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.7 | 102.5 | 100 |
| Health | 87.3 | 93.4 | 100 |
| Housing | 165.1 | 262.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $527,600 | $814,300 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,530.0% | 9,820.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 167.7 | 117.3 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 112.2 | 155.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for Lake Elsinore 
10 Reviews
The new comfort index for Lake Elsinore is 78. I lived in Lake Elsinore for 10 years, and there are usually 100+ days that the temperature is over 90, and several weeks More
8/23/2013
To someone thinking of moving to Lake Elsinore I really want to write this to you because I was in you position a year and a half ago. I was living in Delmar More
How is the area near the Ortegas? I see a lot of families. Is this a good place for kids and More
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Reviews for Garden Grove 
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I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has More
So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil More
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