| | National City, CA | Stockton, CA | United States |
| Overall | 154.9 | 124.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 106.3 | 103.9 | 100 |
| Health | 89.0 | 100.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 197.5 | 133.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $584,200 | $426,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,150.0% | 10,890.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 127.0 | 115.5 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 154.0 | 111.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for National City 
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When you can't afford to live anywhere else in the main San Diego metro area...you live in National City or El Cajon. El Cajon has the higher poverty rate, but National More
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Reviews for Stockton 
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Since living here, i have been subjected to several hate crimes, and for NO REASON.
spent week at french camp county hospital, after being beaten in a coma by group of More
I’ve lived in Stockton, CA for 10 of the last 11 years. I’ve lived in Sacramento, Vacaville, Los Angeles and Monterey in California. I’ve also lived in Duluth, Minnesota More
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