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Bakersfield, CA vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- The median age of a home in Bakersfield is 112.1% younger than the median age of a home in Poughkeepsie.
 Bakersfield, CAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Median Home Age33  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$234,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock57.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.128.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$25.3$11.0
 Homes Owned56.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock7.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented38.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bakersfield, CAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,940$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,050  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,210$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,390  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,970$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,370  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bakersfield, CAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bakersfield, CAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9995.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock22.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99938.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock14.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Bakersfield, CAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock2.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200922.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock40.6%12.2%
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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews
Mallory · Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield is good. But it has ways to go.
Over 2 years ago

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Michele · Bakersfield, CA
Gotta get out of here
Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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Carol · Bakersfield, CA
It’s better than you may think!
Over 5 years ago

I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews
Jessica · Fontana, CA
Mixed Feelings
Over 7 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Lisa · Wappingers Falls, NY
Housing
Over 12 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Sheri · Poughkeepsie, NY
cost of living
Over 13 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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