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Mesa, AZ vs La Verne, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in La Verne or is it cheaper to live in Mesa?
- La Verne is 43.1% more expensive than Mesa.

Which city has more affordable housing, La Verne or Mesa?
- La Verne housing costs are 119.1% more expensive than Mesa housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Mesa or is Health Care more affordable in La Verne.
- Health related expenses are 6.3% less in La Verne.
 Mesa, AZLa Verne, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock161.7100
 Food & Groceries97.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.7100
 Housing121.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$833,600$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock158.4100
 Miscellaneous105.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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Reviews for La Verne    9 Reviews

I found a lot of the people to be racist and fake. I moved my business out since the city hall people is very stuck up. I didn't like my office neighbors, i didn't like  More

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Over 7 years ago

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La Verne is probably the cleanest city I have ever been to. Beautiful clean streets, all kinds of shops ,restaurants, and beautiful real estate. This small city is  More

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