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Lancaster, PA vs Oceano, CA

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- The median age of a home in Lancaster is 6.7% older than the median age of a home in Oceano.
 Lancaster, PAOceano, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age45  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$567,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock49.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.81.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.1$11.0
 Homes Owned44.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock14.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented50.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lancaster, PAOceano, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,530$1,840
 Studio Apartment$900  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,420$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,300  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,570$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,750  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lancaster, PAOceano, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.8%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock8.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lancaster, PAOceano, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99928.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock24.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock33.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lancaster, PAOceano, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock9.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock8.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock21.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19692.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock7.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.6%12.2%
Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Oceano    3 Reviews

Oceano is an underrated gem if you ask me. Like other coastal parts of central and southern California the weather and scenery is terrific. Unlike a lot of the  More

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I've lived here for a year and I love it. The weather is great, the beach is 10 minutes away, Great American Melodrama is in Oceano with good fun theater. The part I  More

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Over 15 years ago

oceano is a realy ugly place to live in besides having no side walks, realy bad ugly weather, and no point of existing, they have a little gang that calls them selfs  More

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