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El Cerrito, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- The median age of a home in El Cerrito is 13.8% older than the median age of a home in Castro Valley.
 El Cerrito, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age65  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,047,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock42.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.141.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.4$11.0
 Homes Owned55.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented39.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 El Cerrito, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,250$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,720  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,070$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,500  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,300$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,850  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 El Cerrito, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 El Cerrito, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock23.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99940.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock25.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9993.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 El Cerrito, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock12.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock24.6%10.0%
 1940 to 194920.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock4.2%12.2%
Reviews for El Cerrito    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

El Cerrito is inexpensive to live in and close to where interesting things are happening. On the whole there isn't much to do here, with the obvious exception being the  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

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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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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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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