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Milwaukie, OR vs Castro Valley, CA

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- The median age of a home in Milwaukie is 3.7% younger than the median age of a home in Castro Valley.
 Milwaukie, ORCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age54  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,047,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months7.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock42.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.123.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.4$11.0
 Homes Owned56.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented39.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Milwaukie, ORCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,250$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,480  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,070$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,810  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,300$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,960  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Milwaukie, ORCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Milwaukie, ORCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99913.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99935.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock23.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock25.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Milwaukie, ORCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock12.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock24.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock4.2%12.2%
Reviews for Milwaukie    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Just enough liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but never a great time to buy a house.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Since I moved in March 2014 the cost of rent has increased including all of the Portland Metro area. The Oregon state minimum wage is 9.25 hr and there is no sales tax  More

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Over 15 years ago

Beautiful place to live. Too many liberals in the Portland Metro area. High unemployment right now but great time to buy a  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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