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Santa Barbara, CA vs Trinity Center, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Trinity Center or is it cheaper to live in Santa Barbara?
- Trinity Center is 34.7% less expensive than Santa Barbara.

Which city has more affordable housing, Trinity Center or Santa Barbara?
- Trinity Center housing costs are 78.8% less expensive than Santa Barbara housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Santa Barbara or is Health Care more affordable in Trinity Center.
- Health related expenses are 6.6% more in Trinity Center.
 Santa Barbara, CATrinity Center, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock101.0100
 Food & Groceries113.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock120.7100
 Housing476.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$280,700$338,100
 Utilities90  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock83.7100
 Miscellaneous142.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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Reviews for Trinity Center    1 Reviews

I’ve lived in Weaverville it was nice but I really love Trinity Center. Trinity Lake is the third largest in California. Trinity has the least covid. The best trails.  More

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