2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Rowland Heights, CA vs Placentia, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Placentia or is it cheaper to live in Rowland Heights?
- Placentia is 2.0% more expensive than Rowland Heights.

Which city has more affordable housing, Placentia or Rowland Heights?
- Placentia housing costs are 10.4% more expensive than Rowland Heights housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Rowland Heights or is Health Care more affordable in Placentia.
- Health related expenses are 7.7% more in Placentia.
 Rowland Heights, CAPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock164.9100
 Food & Groceries102.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.4100
 Housing265.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$884,800$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock117.2100
 Miscellaneous134.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Rowland Heights    1 Reviews

All the signs are in Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese. It feels like you're in Asia. Housing is crazy, $500,000 for a house that is 60 years old. Life here is expensive  More

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Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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