2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Madras, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Santa Cruz or is it cheaper to live in Madras?
- Santa Cruz is 104.4% more expensive than Madras.

Which city has more affordable housing, Santa Cruz or Madras?
- Santa Cruz housing costs are 455.7% more expensive than Madras housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Madras or is Health Care more affordable in Santa Cruz.
- Health related expenses are 8.2% more in Santa Cruz.
 Madras, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock186.0100
 Food & Groceries98.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock109.2100
 Housing75.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,270,800$338,100
 Utilities86  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock110.5100
 Miscellaneous90.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Madras    2 Reviews

I am taking some college classes for business management and one of my assingments was to find out about the ecomony,legal and social issues surrounding opening a new  More

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While I do not live in Madras, Oregon it would be the one place that I would preferr to live. I visited my brother, who lives there, about two years ago. I expected to  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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