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Frisco, TX vs Monterey, CA

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- The median age of a home in Frisco is 264.3% younger than the median age of a home in Monterey.
 Frisco, TXMonterey, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age14  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,022,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock55.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.159.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.4$11.0
 Homes Owned65.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented29.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Frisco, TXMonterey, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,960$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,640  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,910$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,030  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$5,030$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,340  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Frisco, TXMonterey, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock5.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Frisco, TXMonterey, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99912.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99924.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock27.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9996.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock17.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.8%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock3.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Frisco, TXMonterey, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200938.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19893.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock21.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196917.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock19.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock12.2%12.2%
Reviews for Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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