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Boise City, ID vs Scotts Valley, CA

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- The median age of a home in Boise City is 0.0% younger than the median age of a home in Scotts Valley.
 Boise City, IDScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age36  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,132,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock34.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.235.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.2$11.0
 Homes Owned59.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock9.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Boise City, IDScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,600$1,840
 Studio Apartment$980  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,870$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,380  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,670$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,280  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Boise City, IDScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Boise City, IDScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock13.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock31.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Boise City, IDScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock23.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196922.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.0%12.2%
Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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