| | Richmond, VA | Tracy, CA | United States |
| Overall | 95.2 | 124.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 98.0 | 107.2 | 100 |
| Health | 99.2 | 100.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 96.9 | 229.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $327,100 | $752,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,890.0% | 10,960.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 83.5 | 125.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 136.2 | 111.7 | 100 |
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Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to More
We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA.
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I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location.
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Native born and raised in Tracy. I've seen it go from a small community of 12,000 to almost 100,000 in 50 years. The growth has not been for the better IMO. It has More
I was raised in Tracy and over the last 60+ years, it has gone from a small town of about 9,000 to almost 100,000. The changes have not all been good. It was a good More
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