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Parkland, FL vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Santa Rosa or is it cheaper to live in Parkland?
- Santa Rosa is 37.4% more expensive than Parkland.

Which city has more affordable housing, Santa Rosa or Parkland?
- Santa Rosa housing costs are 10.0% less expensive than Parkland housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Parkland or is Health Care more affordable in Santa Rosa.
- Health related expenses are 11.2% more in Santa Rosa.
 Parkland, FLSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock151.8100
 Food & Groceries111.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock110.3100
 Housing248.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$666,900$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock103.6100
 Miscellaneous107.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 11 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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