2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Madera, CA vs Fowler, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Fowler or is it cheaper to live in Madera?
- Fowler is 0.7% less expensive than Madera.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fowler or Madera?
- Fowler housing costs are 8.5% more expensive than Madera housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Madera or is Health Care more affordable in Fowler.
- Health related expenses are 1.7% more in Fowler.
 Madera, CAFowler, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock103.7100
 Food & Groceries98.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.1100
 Housing106.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$407,600$338,100
 Utilities112  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock99.4100
 Miscellaneous109.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for Fowler    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Fowler,CA is a little town 15 minutes from Fresno,CA. We have a very small population I would guess around 5,000 people. The weather in Fowler is not to bad except for  More

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