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Spring Valley (San Diego County), CA vs Mesa, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Mesa or is it cheaper to live in Spring Valley (San Diego County)?
- Mesa is 27.0% less expensive than Spring Valley (San Diego County).

Which city has more affordable housing, Mesa or Spring Valley (San Diego County)?
- Mesa housing costs are 45.6% less expensive than Spring Valley (San Diego County) housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Spring Valley (San Diego County) or is Health Care more affordable in Mesa.
- Health related expenses are 3.9% more in Mesa.
 Spring Valley (San Diego County), CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock113.0100
 Food & Groceries107.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock92.5100
 Housing223.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$425,900$338,100
 Utilities107  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock114.0100
 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 Spring Valley (San Diego County)    2 Reviews

Pros: -one of the last places in San Diego county that's actually still somewhat affordable. -Gas and rent are cheaper -Close access to Walmart's, Ross's, and other  More

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Great weather for outdoor enthusiasts. It's not always 70 degrees outside; we do have seasons; they are just more subtle. The inland areas can get pretty warm during  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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