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Santa Monica, CA vs Fillmore, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Fillmore or is it cheaper to live in Santa Monica?
- Fillmore is 4.8% less expensive than Santa Monica.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fillmore or Santa Monica?
- Fillmore housing costs are 68.7% less expensive than Santa Monica housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Santa Monica or is Health Care more affordable in Fillmore.
- Health related expenses are 18.3% more in Fillmore.
 Santa Monica, CAFillmore, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock154.0100
 Food & Groceries111.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock106.7100
 Housing622.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$600,000$338,100
 Utilities81  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock116.5100
 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 Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Fillmore    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Small, quiet, but only 20 minutes in any direction to large cities. Houses are beautiful, especially those near the river bed! I’ve never seen it over flow, even in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Fillmore is a great little town. Big enough to do all your shopping here from groceries to building supplies. Bigger needed items can be found 25 min from Fillmore in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Fillmore with my family when I was 13 and after college I moved back there for a couple of years with my husband. So, here's the good, the bad, and the ugly  More

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