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Santa Monica, CA vs Healdsburg, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Healdsburg or is it cheaper to live in Santa Monica?
- Healdsburg is 6.1% less expensive than Santa Monica.

Which city has more affordable housing, Healdsburg or Santa Monica?
- Healdsburg housing costs are 50.4% less expensive than Santa Monica housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Santa Monica or is Health Care more affordable in Healdsburg.
- Health related expenses are 22.3% more in Healdsburg.
 Santa Monica, CAHealdsburg, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock151.8100
 Food & Groceries111.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock110.3100
 Housing622.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,011,700$338,100
 Utilities81  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock102.9100
 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 Healdsburg    6 Reviews

The posted 71% statistic for registered Democrat voters is completely wrong per our County's Registrar's office. The October 21, 2016 actual statistics follow:   More

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Over 14 years ago

Unfriendly, overpriced....who could ever afford to live here other than the ever-growing number of creepy uber-wealthy snobs? The crazy funnny part is that California's  More

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It's beautiful here. But this particular city is geared toward the wealthy and the tourists. It didn't used to be... but at a certain point 20 years ago, the city made a  More

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