2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Linden, NJ vs Bakersfield, CA

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- The median age of a home in Linden is 47.6% older than the median age of a home in Bakersfield.
 Linden, NJBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age633342
 Median Home Cost$420,400$349,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.9%17.0%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.43.7%61.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.66.2%128.8%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$30.1$11.2$11.0
 Homes Owned57.0%56.8%57.4%
 Housing Vacant5.4%5.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented37.6%38.0%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Linden, NJBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,890$1,950$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,060$1,050$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,260$1,060$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,510$1,390$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,920$1,970$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,260$2,370$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Linden, NJBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.4%1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.1%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.4%1.9%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Linden, NJBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.6%1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%1.1%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.2%1.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.1%0.9%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.5%1.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.1%5.9%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9999.5%11.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99931.9%38.0%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99927.8%23.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99917.0%7.9%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9996.5%5.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%1.2%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.4%1.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.2%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.3%0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Linden, NJBakersfield, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20144.4%22.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.4%22.8%13.6%
 1990 to 19995.7%15.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.6%16.1%13.2%
 1970 to 19799.2%15.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.7%15.2%13.6%
 1950 to 195924.4%7.3%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.8%2.5%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier19.0%3.3%12.2%
Reviews for Linden    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

How could Linden's are quality go from 24 to 92.5 in one year? I live in Linden. They did not close refineries and plant a thousand trees. I can see the air-and  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've lived here for the past 3 years renting 1st floor of a two family house. 3 blocks from train station to NYC. Shopping centers all around. Very strong polish  More

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Moved to Linden a year ago, and really love it. It is bordered on the north by a pretty shady area of Roselle, but that hasn't affected the QOL here. The city is very  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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