2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Merced, CA vs Shawnee, OK

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- The median age of a home in Merced is 25.6% younger than the median age of a home in Shawnee.
 Merced, CAShawnee, OKUnited States
 Median Home Age394942
 Median Home Cost$373,000$129,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.1%14.5%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.59.7%45.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.187.4%62.1%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.8$8.3$11.0
 Homes Owned39.4%49.4%57.4%
 Housing Vacant6.1%12.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented54.5%37.7%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Merced, CAShawnee, OKUnited States
 Average Rent$1,800$1,060$1,840
 Studio Apartment$880$550$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,050$630$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,280$820$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,820$1,070$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,180$1,180$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Merced, CAShawnee, OKUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.5%1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%0.1%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.6%0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.1%0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%9.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Merced, CAShawnee, OKUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.1%1.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.4%6.4%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.4%7.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.1%13.4%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9991.1%11.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.7%20.6%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99913.5%15.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99940.7%15.5%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99924.3%5.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.1%1.1%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9993.4%2.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.0%0.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.1%0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.4%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.4%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Merced, CAShawnee, OKUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201422.9%11.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200922.9%11.5%13.6%
 1990 to 199910.0%6.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.4%8.9%13.2%
 1970 to 197918.4%21.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.0%6.8%13.6%
 1950 to 19599.7%11.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.1%6.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier5.0%16.8%12.2%
Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  More

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