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Monterey, CA vs California City, CA

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- The median age of a home in Monterey is 43.1% older than the median age of a home in California City.
 Monterey, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age51  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$252,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock65.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.157.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.6$11.0
 Homes Owned32.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock11.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented59.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Monterey, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,630$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,800  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$890$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,550  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,650$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$5,500  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Monterey, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock3.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Monterey, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock30.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9991.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock4.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99933.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9996.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Monterey, CACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock28.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20093.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock25.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock8.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.0%12.2%
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for California City    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 9 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  More

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