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Chico, CA vs Bloomington, MN

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- The median age of a home in Chico is 30.8% younger than the median age of a home in Bloomington.
 Chico, CABloomington, MNUnited States
 Median Home Age39  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$333,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months9.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock40.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.129.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.5$11.0
 Homes Owned40.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented51.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Chico, CABloomington, MNUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,050$1,840
 Studio Apartment$970  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,250$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,340  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,080$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,280  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Chico, CABloomington, MNUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Chico, CABloomington, MNUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock11.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99914.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock24.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99920.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9993.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Chico, CABloomington, MNUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198918.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock23.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.5%12.2%
Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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