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Fort Collins, CO vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- The median age of a home in Fort Collins is 73.3% younger than the median age of a home in Santa Cruz.
 Fort Collins, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age30  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,270,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock34.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.143.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.2$11.0
 Homes Owned50.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented45.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Fort Collins, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,500$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,800$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,580  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,560$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,540  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Fort Collins, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock2.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Fort Collins, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99910.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99929.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock12.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock28.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock4.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Fort Collins, COSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock8.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200918.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock9.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock18.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196921.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock18.2%12.2%
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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews
Holly · Palm Coast, FL
Not to live…
Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Joel · College Station, TX
the train...
Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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KAY · Fort Collins, CO
50 shades of white and impoverished
Over 4 years ago

My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 6 years ago

I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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