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Lake Forest, CA vs Mesa, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Lake Forest is 13.2% older than the median age of a home in Mesa.
 Lake Forest, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age38  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$425,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months22.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock91.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.109.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.1$11.0
 Homes Owned67.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock12.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented27.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lake Forest, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,360$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,180  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,470$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,850  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,390$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,530  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lake Forest, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock7.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lake Forest, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock10.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock21.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock6.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99937.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.8%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lake Forest, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock14.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20091.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock20.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198930.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock20.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock3.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.5%12.2%
Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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