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Paradise town (Butte County), CA vs Chico, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Chico or is it cheaper to live in Paradise town (Butte County)?
- Chico is 0.0% more expensive than Paradise town (Butte County).

Which city has more affordable housing, Chico or Paradise town (Butte County)?
- Chico housing costs are 33.1% more expensive than Paradise town (Butte County) housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Paradise town (Butte County) or is Health Care more affordable in Chico.
- Health related expenses are 0.0% less in Chico.
 Paradise town (Butte County), CAChico, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock110.3100
 Food & Groceries99.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock120.8100
 Housing109.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$440,000$338,100
 Utilities107  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock84.9100
 Miscellaneous114.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Paradise Town (Butte County)    13 Reviews

The town of Paradise pretty much does not exist anymore. The Camp Fire of November 2018 razed and blazed it to the ground. There are very few structures left standing.  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2014 to get away from Silicon Valley, the traffic, the pollution, and the politics. I've read many comments bemoaning the fact that we like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Paradise may NOT be all it's name implies, but I still love it. Yes it gets hot here in the summer, but we get snow in the winter most years and the years we don't get  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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