2024 Compare Cities Housing:
La Mesa, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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- The median age of a home in La Mesa is 21.2% younger than the median age of a home in Long Beach.
 La Mesa, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age526342
 Median Home Cost$737,200$739,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.0%13.3%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.56.7%50.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.141.9%122.1%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.0$6.8$11.0
 Homes Owned42.1%38.4%57.4%
 Housing Vacant5.2%5.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented52.7%56.3%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 La Mesa, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$3,250$2,870$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,720$1,550$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,890$1,760$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,410$2,240$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,290$2,920$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,010$3,200$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 La Mesa, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.8%2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.2%0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.1%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.7%0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.1%1.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 La Mesa, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.3%1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%0.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.3%0.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%0.4%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.0%0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%0.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9990.3%0.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.6%3.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9998.3%9.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.9%14.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99955.1%39.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99912.4%17.7%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9993.9%7.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%2.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.5%1.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 La Mesa, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 20144.7%3.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.7%3.3%13.6%
 1990 to 19995.0%4.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.0%9.3%13.2%
 1970 to 197922.7%13.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.0%4.5%13.6%
 1950 to 195923.8%21.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.7%14.2%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier4.2%19.6%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 Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 4 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 6 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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