| | South Lake Tahoe, CA | Bend, OR | United States |
| Overall | 143.7 | 127.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 106.2 | 102.2 | 100 |
| Health | 129.0 | 97.9 | 100 |
| Housing | 211.7 | 217.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $657,600 | $666,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 11,090.0% | 8,360.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 102.6 | 82.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 156.6 | 135.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe 
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Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too.
Lake is nothing special either.
I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great More
Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very More
Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in More
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I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main More
When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty, More
I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend.
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