| | Sun City West, AZ | Murrieta, CA | United States |
| Overall | 113.0 | 131.2 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 97.3 | 100.7 | 100 |
| Health | 92.5 | 87.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 115.1 | 197.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $398,200 | $600,300 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,560.0% | 10,560.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 110.0 | 117.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 105.9 | 112.3 | 100 |
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Reviews for Sun City West 
6 Reviews
We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that More
You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun More
My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect More
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Reviews for Murrieta 
39 Reviews
Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange More
I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small More
A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too. More
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