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Santa Rosa, CA vs Milpitas, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Milpitas or is it cheaper to live in Santa Rosa?
- Milpitas is 52.2% more expensive than Santa Rosa.

Which city has more affordable housing, Milpitas or Santa Rosa?
- Milpitas housing costs are 95.0% more expensive than Santa Rosa housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Santa Rosa or is Health Care more affordable in Milpitas.
- Health related expenses are 2.4% less in Milpitas.
 Santa Rosa, CAMilpitas, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock231.0100
 Food & Groceries109.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock107.7100
 Housing223.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,242,900$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock146.3100
 Miscellaneous153.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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Reviews for Milpitas    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

You can't really beat the temperate climates of Milpitas (and a majority of the Bay Area). It's rarely too warm and never too cold. You can complain about many things  More

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I can't believe people are willing to pay as much as they do to live here. I know there are jobs here, but people's lack of reality is mindblowing. I thnk people really  More

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Over 18 years ago

its a great place, but a single family home around 1800sq feet would cost you around  More

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