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Sutter Creek, CA vs Oakdale, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Oakdale or is it cheaper to live in Sutter Creek?
- Oakdale is 4.4% more expensive than Sutter Creek.

Which city has more affordable housing, Oakdale or Sutter Creek?
- Oakdale housing costs are 25.1% more expensive than Sutter Creek housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Sutter Creek or is Health Care more affordable in Oakdale.
- Health related expenses are 18.1% less in Oakdale.
 Sutter Creek, CAOakdale, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock116.3100
 Food & Groceries105.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.2100
 Housing134.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$484,200$338,100
 Utilities108  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock115.0100
 Miscellaneous95.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Sutter Creek    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

sutter creek is a great place, it is rather dry and barren but i love it. most of the county is amazing and all the younger locals i have kicked it with here fun and i  More

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Reviews for Oakdale    3 Reviews

I have lived here for about 10 years. Except for rush hour traffic on F Street the area is relatively quiet. We are the "Gateway to Yosemite" in that both California  More

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Over 16 years ago

October through May are great months. It doesn't snow here, but the temp might drop to high 30's at night during the winter. During spring, we have some windy days with  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have lived in this community for 30 years. We have raised our children here. We like the area and the town. The town doesn't offer enough shopping but the close city  More

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