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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Salem, OR

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- The median age of a home in Thousand Oaks is 0.0% younger than the median age of a home in Salem.
 Thousand Oaks, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Median Home Age434342
 Median Home Cost$914,800$399,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.7%14.2%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.51.5%69.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.129.0%144.5%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.3$11.8$11.0
 Homes Owned66.7%51.9%57.4%
 Housing Vacant3.6%5.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented29.7%42.6%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Thousand Oaks, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Average Rent$3,930$1,780$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,010$940$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,370$1,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,870$1,270$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,990$1,800$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,690$2,080$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Thousand Oaks, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.2%2.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.4%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%0.1%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.0%0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.9%1.7%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Thousand Oaks, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.4%1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%2.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.2%1.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%1.3%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.3%1.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.7%4.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9991.1%9.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9991.9%32.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9992.8%26.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.6%11.1%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99930.7%6.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99932.6%1.1%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,99914.3%0.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9994.6%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over4.3%0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Thousand Oaks, CASalem, ORUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.2%0.2%
 2010 to 201410.2%12.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.2%12.5%13.6%
 1990 to 199911.2%16.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198918.4%9.7%13.2%
 1970 to 197932.9%19.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196911.2%16.8%13.6%
 1950 to 19593.3%10.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.7%4.9%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.5%9.0%12.2%
Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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