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Monterey, CA vs Redwood City, CA

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Reviews for Monterey  

  21 Reviews (Click Here to see all reviews on Monterey)
Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Redwood City  

  11 Reviews (Click Here to see all reviews on Redwood City)

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943
ZIPS IN REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA
94061 94063 94062 94065

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