2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Yosemite Valley, CA vs Truckee, CA

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Highlights
Is it cheaper to live in Truckee or is it cheaper to live in Yosemite Valley?
- Truckee is 27.0% more expensive than Yosemite Valley.

Which city has more affordable housing, Truckee or Yosemite Valley?
- Truckee housing costs are 72.1% more expensive than Yosemite Valley housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Yosemite Valley or is Health Care more affordable in Truckee.
- Health related expenses are 0.8% more in Truckee.
 Yosemite Valley, CATruckee, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock138.2100
 Food & Groceries106.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock120.6100
 Housing188.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$981,700$338,100
 Utilities111  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock89.0100
 Miscellaneous100.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Yosemite Valley    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Having lived most of my life breathing clean air in Santa Cruz, I am apalled by the horrible air here. It never smells sweet as clean air does. A couple of days a year  More

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Reviews for Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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