2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
San Jacinto, CA vs Portland, OR

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Is it cheaper to live in Portland or is it cheaper to live in San Jacinto?
- Portland is 2.7% less expensive than San Jacinto.

Which city has more affordable housing, Portland or San Jacinto?
- Portland housing costs are 42.3% more expensive than San Jacinto housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in San Jacinto or is Health Care more affordable in Portland.
- Health related expenses are 3.8% more in Portland.
 San Jacinto, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Overall  Unlock127.7100
 Food & Groceries98.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock90.6100
 Housing129.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$537,200$338,100
 Utilities112  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock129.9100
 Miscellaneous112.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for San Jacinto    7 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We just moved here from Los Angeles. Small quiet place with huge brand new houses. A lots of parks, shopping and this place is still growing. Yes, farms smell, but it's  More

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Over 9 years ago

Sun year round, very dry year round, usually very hot in the  More

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well i agree with all of you, some people are rude but i notice that is the younger generation (under 25)i moved here about a year ago and yes it sucks because there are  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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