2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Quartz Hill, CA vs Santa Paula, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Santa Paula or is it cheaper to live in Quartz Hill?
- Santa Paula is 4.8% less expensive than Quartz Hill.

Which city has more affordable housing, Santa Paula or Quartz Hill?
- Santa Paula housing costs are 43.6% more expensive than Quartz Hill housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Quartz Hill or is Health Care more affordable in Santa Paula.
- Health related expenses are 20.0% more in Santa Paula.
 Quartz Hill, CASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock154.0100
 Food & Groceries99.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock106.7100
 Housing140.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$620,500$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock114.1100
 Miscellaneous133.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Quartz Hill    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Quartz Hill is an area in transition. Its closeness to Los Angeles combined with its room for growth and inexpensive land prices make it attractive to urban planners as  More

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Over 19 years ago

Better than living in Los  More

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Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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