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Castro Valley, CA vs Menlo Park, CA

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- The median age of a home in Castro Valley is 8.9% younger than the median age of a home in Menlo Park.
 Castro Valley, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age56  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$2,476,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock18.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.141.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.3$11.0
 Homes Owned69.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock10.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented26.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Castro Valley, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,440$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,740  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,070$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,520  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,500$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,890  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Castro Valley, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Castro Valley, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock0.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99936.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock11.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9993.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock63.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Castro Valley, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.2%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock5.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196912.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock28.6%10.0%
 1940 to 194912.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.1%12.2%
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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews
Ken · Walnut Creek, CA
2015 review of Castro Valley, CA
Over 11 years ago

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Doug · Castro Valley, CA
Close to the big cities
Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Curmudgeon · Castro Valley, CA
Castro Valley Needs to Incorporate
Over 13 years ago

Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews
Dawn · Menlo Park, CA
San Francisco Bay Area
Over 11 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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stephen · Menlo Park, CA
Quality of life in Menlo Park
Over 14 years ago

Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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Chris · Menlo Park, CA
City pairs, recommendation for a one-earner equiva
Over 16 years ago

My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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