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Leander, TX vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- The median age of a home in Leander is 281.8% younger than the median age of a home in Mission Viejo.
 Leander, TXMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age11  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$943,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months20.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock48.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.174.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.3$11.0
 Homes Owned73.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented22.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Leander, TXMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,000$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,530  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,490$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,990  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,060$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,950  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Leander, TXMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Leander, TXMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99928.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock35.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock11.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Leander, TXMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer3.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200927.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.9%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock40.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.3%12.2%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i don´t know  More

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