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Long Beach, CA vs El Centro, CA

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- The median age of a home in Long Beach is 36.5% older than the median age of a home in El Centro.
 Long Beach, CAEl Centro, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$306,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock83.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.122.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.1$11.0
 Homes Owned38.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock14.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented56.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Long Beach, CAEl Centro, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,600$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,550  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$910$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,240  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,620$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,200  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Long Beach, CAEl Centro, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock4.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Long Beach, CAEl Centro, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock8.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock14.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9993.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock17.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99914.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99917.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9992.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Long Beach, CAEl Centro, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.3%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.2%10.0%
 1940 to 194914.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.6%12.2%
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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews
Marcos · Long Beach, CA
Leave, do not move here. Its horrible.
Over 4 years ago

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
I love Long Beach!
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Cheri · Long Beach, CA
Sense of community
Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for El Centro    1 Reviews
LaShan · Ashford, AL
Rental Cars and transportation
Over 17 years ago

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