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La Mesa, CA vs Glendora, CA

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- The median age of a home in La Mesa is 9.6% younger than the median age of a home in Glendora.
 La Mesa, CAGlendora, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age52  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$800,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock52.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.141.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.1$11.0
 Homes Owned42.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented52.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 La Mesa, CAGlendora, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,270$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,720  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,410  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,310$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,010  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 La Mesa, CAGlendora, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 La Mesa, CAGlendora, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock47.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99912.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock8.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 La Mesa, CAGlendora, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock3.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.7%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock31.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.4%12.2%
Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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Reviews for Glendora    3 Reviews

I call Glendora, CA the Mayberry of the greater LA area. It's nestled in near the San Gabriel Mts just on the edge of LA County. The crime rate for LA is extremely  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice little down town area with quaint shops. Centrally located to everything else in  More

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Over 19 years ago

Glendora is a slice of small town America in the L.A. area, a lovely suburban refuge, especially in the northern section of town. My wife and I moved there in the late  More

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