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La Mesa, CA vs Sandpoint, ID

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- The median age of a home in La Mesa is 26.9% older than the median age of a home in Sandpoint.
 La Mesa, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Median Home Age52  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$537,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock102.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.141.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.1$11.0
 Homes Owned42.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock13.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented52.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 La Mesa, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,580$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,720  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$900$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,410  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,600$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,010  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 La Mesa, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock5.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 La Mesa, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock17.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock24.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock13.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99912.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 La Mesa, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock20.9%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock11.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock7.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock20.4%12.2%
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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews
Kenneth · Marinette, WI
All the bad parts of San Diego, none of the good
Over 4 years ago

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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Rod · Cheyenne, WY
La Mesa and San Diego - Then and Now
Over 6 years ago

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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Louise · Houston, TX
Housing And Health Care Quality
Over 10 years ago

I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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Reviews for Sandpoint    26 Reviews
Brian "BJ" · Saint Maries, ID
Very Attractive City
Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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Justin · Saint Maries, ID
Beautiful Place, Lots to Do
Over 3 years ago

It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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norman · Menifee, CA
Heaven on earth-the last good lower 48 frontier.
Over 5 years ago

I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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