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Morro Bay, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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- The median age of a home in Morro Bay is 36.7% older than the median age of a home in Gilroy.
 Morro Bay, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age49  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,012,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock34.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.119.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned44.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Morro Bay, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,330$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,450  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,270$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,140  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,380$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,280  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Morro Bay, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.6%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Morro Bay, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9992.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock33.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99927.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock12.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.7%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Morro Bay, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock19.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock16.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock4.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.3%12.2%
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Reviews for Morro Bay    2 Reviews
Rob · Morro Bay, CA
MORRO BAY
Over 12 years ago

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

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Amy · Morro Bay, CA
move here if you can afford to
Over 19 years ago

Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  More

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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews
Debra · Gilroy, CA
Property tax rate
Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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jezik · Gilroy, CA
Gilroy is no place for young workforce families or
Over 18 years ago

Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Muriel · Gilroy, CA
Garlic Capitol
Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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