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Oildale, CA vs Ojai, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Ojai or is it cheaper to live in Oildale?
- Ojai is 54.3% more expensive than Oildale.

Which city has more affordable housing, Ojai or Oildale?
- Ojai housing costs are 308.8% more expensive than Oildale housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Oildale or is Health Care more affordable in Ojai.
- Health related expenses are 23.3% more in Ojai.
 Oildale, CAOjai, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock154.0100
 Food & Groceries98.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock112.9100
 Housing73.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$974,700$338,100
 Utilities112  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock112.8100
 Miscellaneous111.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Oildale    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Please be advised that I am an Asian born American of Japanese- Chinese descent. My wife is a BSN RN and I am disabled out of my job. As a disabled person I left my job  More

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Reviews for Ojai    7 Reviews

Ojai has it's social and environmental challenges. It's population can be insular and self-absorbed. I grew up in Palo Alto and lived in Berkeley in the 70's so I can  More

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Over 10 years ago

Yes, Ojai is pretty geographically but there are a lot of run down neighborhoods. There are no "rules" about keeping your house or yard up and therefore lots of people  More

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Over 11 years ago

From my contacts, this place is my idea of how I want to spend my remaining days on  More

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