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Mission Viejo, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- The median age of a home in Mission Viejo is 9.5% older than the median age of a home in Lake Forest.
 Mission Viejo, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age42  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$937,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months22.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock48.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.109.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.8$11.0
 Homes Owned74.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented20.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Mission Viejo, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,820$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,280  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,370$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,990  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,870$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,750  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Mission Viejo, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Mission Viejo, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock7.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock29.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99940.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock7.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.7%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Mission Viejo, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock1.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock18.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198923.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock31.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.3%12.2%
Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i don´t know  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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