do a quick check on any of the housing/estate sites like Zillow, Homes.com etc to find the average (sellling) price of a home for the following towns-Arcadia, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Oxnard, Palmdale, Lancaster and San Jose. Choose the same parameters like -2bedroom, 2 bath so the results are similar.Why are the prices so different even as they are all in California?

Select a car of your choice and try getting the insurance quote from at least 3 insurance companies. Analyze the results and state what you perceive is/are the reasons for the difference(s) in the insurance companies. You can go to individual sites to get a quote or try AIS. Its a company that tracks the insurance quotes over several insurance companies. It could be on your present car or future car but the key elements like coverage should be the same for all companies to get a fair result. You can go to individual sites to get a quote or try AIS