2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Park Ridge, IL vs Castro Valley, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Castro Valley or is it cheaper to live in Park Ridge?
- Castro Valley is 85.0% more expensive than Park Ridge.

Which city has more affordable housing, Castro Valley or Park Ridge?
- Castro Valley housing costs are 134.6% more expensive than Park Ridge housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Park Ridge or is Health Care more affordable in Castro Valley.
- Health related expenses are 32.7% more in Castro Valley.
 Park Ridge, ILCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock195.5100
 Food & Groceries102.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock116.8100
 Housing158.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,047,800$338,100
 Utilities95  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock125.5100
 Miscellaneous139.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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