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Foster City, CA vs Aliso Viejo, CA

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- The median age of a home in Foster City is 40.0% older than the median age of a home in Aliso Viejo.
 Foster City, CAAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age45  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$824,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock48.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.71.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.8$11.0
 Homes Owned51.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Foster City, CAAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,320$1,840
 Studio Apartment$3,160  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,680$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,670  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,380$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$6,270  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Foster City, CAAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Foster City, CAAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock39.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99911.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock10.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,99926.9%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Foster City, CAAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock12.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock51.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198914.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock4.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.2%12.2%
Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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