2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Albany, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- The median age of a home in Albany is 30.4% older than the median age of a home in Placerville.
 Albany, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age694842
 Median Home Cost$1,218,000$502,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months9.6%9.7%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.16.9%50.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.88.1%147.6%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$8.8$7.7$11.0
 Homes Owned47.4%58.4%57.4%
 Housing Vacant3.9%5.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented48.7%35.7%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Albany, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$3,260$2,270$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,750$1,180$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,070$1,290$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,530$1,620$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,310$2,300$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,900$2,680$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Albany, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.4%1.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.1%0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.8%4.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.6%0.0%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Albany, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.4%1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%2.3%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.4%1.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%0.0%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.0%1.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.1%0.5%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9990.0%1.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.0%17.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9991.9%28.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.9%26.1%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99919.1%16.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99924.8%2.4%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,99934.9%0.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9997.6%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over3.8%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Albany, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20147.4%10.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20097.4%10.3%13.6%
 1990 to 19993.8%13.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.5%10.2%13.2%
 1970 to 197911.4%16.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.8%13.5%13.6%
 1950 to 195910.7%15.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.8%8.3%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier38.9%12.8%12.2%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 16 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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