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Costa Mesa, CA vs Fresno, CA

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- The median age of a home in Costa Mesa is 16.0% older than the median age of a home in Fresno.
 Costa Mesa, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age50  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$359,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months22.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock63.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.109.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.2$11.0
 Homes Owned38.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented57.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Costa Mesa, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,850$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,130  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,060$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,790  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,880$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,430  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Costa Mesa, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Costa Mesa, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock11.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock22.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99936.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9994.9%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Costa Mesa, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock12.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock18.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.5%12.2%
Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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