2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Castro Valley, CA vs Benicia, CA

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- The median age of a home in Castro Valley is 28.6% older than the median age of a home in Benicia.
 Castro Valley, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age564042
 Median Home Cost$1,047,800$761,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.9%10.9%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.42.7%42.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.141.5%141.5%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.4$7.2$11.0
 Homes Owned69.9%67.8%57.4%
 Housing Vacant3.3%3.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented26.7%28.3%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Castro Valley, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$3,250$3,230$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,740$1,680$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,070$1,900$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,520$2,310$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,300$3,280$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,890$3,840$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Castro Valley, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.2%1.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.3%0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.1%1.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.7%1.3%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Castro Valley, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.0%0.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%0.7%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.4%0.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.8%0.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.2%0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.6%3.3%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9990.2%1.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.2%1.6%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9991.6%6.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.1%9.2%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99923.4%50.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99936.6%21.1%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,99925.1%2.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9993.4%0.6%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over2.1%0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Castro Valley, CABenicia, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20143.3%5.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.3%5.6%13.6%
 1990 to 199912.5%11.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.1%34.5%13.2%
 1970 to 197913.5%25.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.5%11.3%13.6%
 1950 to 195924.6%2.8%10.0%
 1940 to 194912.6%6.5%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier4.2%8.1%12.2%
Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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