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Meridian, ID vs Los Banos, CA

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- The median age of a home in Meridian is 70.6% younger than the median age of a home in Los Banos.
 Meridian, IDLos Banos, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age17  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$428,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock60.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.260.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.2$11.0
 Homes Owned75.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented22.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Meridian, IDLos Banos, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,020$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,080  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,180$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,520  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,050$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,500  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Meridian, IDLos Banos, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Meridian, IDLos Banos, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99925.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock44.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99919.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock4.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Meridian, IDLos Banos, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock24.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200936.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock24.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19893.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196924.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock2.0%12.2%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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Reviews for Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 7 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  More

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