2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Plainview, NY vs Folsom, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Folsom or is it cheaper to live in Plainview?
- Folsom is 20.8% less expensive than Plainview.

Which city has more affordable housing, Folsom or Plainview?
- Folsom housing costs are 1.3% less expensive than Plainview housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Plainview or is Health Care more affordable in Folsom.
- Health related expenses are 17.3% less in Folsom.
 Plainview, NYFolsom, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock127.2100
 Food & Groceries109.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock104.0100
 Housing237.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$723,000$338,100
 Utilities125  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock117.4100
 Miscellaneous156.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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