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Albany, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- The median age of a home in Albany is 20.3% older than the median age of a home in Santa Monica.
 Albany, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age69  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,656,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months9.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock51.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.88.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.1$11.0
 Homes Owned47.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock11.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented48.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Albany, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,600$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,750  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,210$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,530  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,650$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,900  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Albany, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Albany, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock7.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99924.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock20.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9997.6%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock36.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Albany, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.9%13.6%
 2000 to 20097.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock14.0%12.2%
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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews
John · Albany, CA
Best suburb in California
Over 2 years ago

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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pegeen · Albany, CA
People of Albany CA
Over 13 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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pegeen · Albany, CA
Albany housing-- small and expensive
Over 13 years ago

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 Santa Monica    24 Reviews
Renee · Santa Monica, CA
My comp of Okc vs SM differs from stars shown here
Over 4 years ago

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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Cynthia · Santa Monica, CA
Best investment I've made.
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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John · Santa Monica, CA
Stay away. This place is dangerous.
Over 6 years ago

I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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